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TIL that the plane John McClane blows up in Die Hard 2, N473EV, was later nearly destroyed in reality by extreme turbulence which caused one engine to be completely torn from the plane mid-flight.

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9YW1r TIL actress Glynis Johns originally thought she was being offered the role of Mary Poppins. To soften the blow of telling her she was being cast as Mrs. Banks, Walt Disney announced she'd get her own song, then quickly called the film's songwriters, who adapted a deleted song into Sister Suffragette
Lkjgp TIL what the C and CE buttons on the calculator stand for and do
Z8VLa TIL psilocybin was used to "reset" the activity of key brain circuits known to play a role in depression. Many depressed patients used computer analogies to describe their feelings after using the chemical, such as being 'defragged' like a computer hard drive, or like their brain had been 'rebooted'
RPpQ TIL Thomas Jefferson is credited by the OED as the first person in history to use the word “Shag”, to mean “to have sex with”
lgQ1 TIL “Pretty Woman” was originally titled “$3,000” and was a cynical, depressing tale of a junkie prostitute and the rich jerk she spends a week with. In the end, the rich guy throws her out of the limo, and tosses the money down on the street. She yells, “Go to hell! I hate you! I hate your money!”