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TIL: Christopher Reeve wanted to play the Richard Gere role in Pretty Woman but was turned away. The role went to Richard Gere, who had gotten his role in American Gigilo after Christopher Reeve turned it down.

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8abJb TIL Following the buyout of K.F.C in 1971, Colonel Sanders disliked their food so much that he developed plans to franchise “The Colonel’s Lady’s Dinner House” restaurant (which he opened with his wife in Kentucky, in 1968) as a competitor. Followed by Sanders suing the new owners for $122 million.
Nnb1 TIL When the Kurds revolted against British rule in the 1920’s, Winston Churchill said; “I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against the uncivilized tribes… it would spread a lively terror.” Decades later, Saddam Hussein did what Churchill advocated (Poison Gas Attack on Halabja, 1988).
ep5E4 TIL that bottlenose dolphins are one of the few species, along with apes and humans, that have the ability to recognise themselves in a mirror, this is considered a mark of great intelligence and self awareness. Moreover, dolphins are among the few animals that have been documented using tools.
Y7DEx TIL that the WR for deepest scuba dive (332.35 m set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014) is highly controversial and likely faked, as there are far too many discrepancies in the provided proof for the dive, some of which could easily have killed him had he actually dived to that depth
baQ TIL that there is a fake McDonald’s in Industry, CA used solely for filming commercials and movies.