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TIL that the scenes in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse that feature Gwen Stacy in her universe were inspired by Disney's Cinderella

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Qpn6 TIL of target fixation, when a person is concentrating so much on avoiding something that he increases the chances of hitting it. Racecar drivers, fighter pilots, mountain bikers, and others moving at high speed can experience the issue.
p874b TIL in 2001 Shrek premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was the first animated film to compete since 1953.
LkRYV TIL that in Quitman, Georgia, US it's illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
OoGxR TIL that Wilhelm Röntgen didn't know what kind of rays he discovered in 1895, and called them X-Strahlen (X-rays, "unknown rays"). They were later named röntgen rays in a lot of languages, but stuck as X-rays in english
RBml TIL that Tom Hanks in Castaway allowed himself to gain weight to fit the role of a middle-aged man. Production was then halted for a year so he could lose 50 pounds and grow out his hair for his time spent on the island. During the hiatus, Robert Zemeckis used the same crew for What Lies Beneath.