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TIL during a screening of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” at the White House President Reagan told Steven Speilberg “there are a number of people in this room who know that everything on that screen is absolutely true”. According to Spielberg the President said this with a totally straight face.

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1aDVX TIL despite working with an annual budget of only CAD 67M (US $48M), the National Film Board of Canada is among the most highly awarded film studios in the world. It produced over 3000 films, won over 5000 awards & has been nominated for 74 Oscars, more than any film organization outside Hollywood.
JY5L1 TIL that thong bikinis are illegal in several places including Myrtle Beach. After popular acrobat Sam Panda was almost detained for wearing one on the beach I imagine the battle for the booty is about to begin.
7rrWZ TIL the wreck of the Titanic is so deep in the ocean that there's very little oxygen so it doesnt really rust. Instead it is being slowly consumed by anaerobic bacteria (a kind that doesn't need oxygen to live). Within a few hundred years, a pile of iron ore will be all that remains of the titanic.
OBvY TIL: Nike’s inspiration for their slogan “Just do it.” came from a man who was a about to get executed, and his final words to the firing squad was “let’s do it!”
D14yY TIL Digital VHS tapes from 1998 could store 50GB of 1080i on a normal sized tape - the only way to get HD commercial films until Blu-ray in 2004.