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TIL that Marlon Wayans was going to play Robin in Batman Returns (1991). He still earns money for his 2-movie deal, despite never actually appearing as Robin.

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16lK4 TIL There are two different generations of boomers
w8NE TIL Bill Murray thinks the 2004 Hong Kong Comedy Kung Fu Hustle is “the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy”.
Y71Gv TIL the farthest distance throw of a football (soccer ball) in a competitive match was 61 m 26 mm (200 ft 1.57 in.) by Alireza Beiranvand
4XKbw TIL That after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
m5ny TIL that the Mars One project is seeking to colonize Mars by 2023. The astronaut/colonists will spend the rest of their lives on the red planet.