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TIL: That TriStar originally turned down the movie Pulp Fiction, stating: "this is the worst thing ever written. It makes no sense. It's too long, violent and unfilmable." There were also indications that the studio simply saw the project as too low-budget for its desired star-driven image.

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16EM8 TIL Ludacris got the opportunity to act in 2 Fast 2 Furious after Ja Rule turned down $500K to return. Director John Singleton said "Ja was acting like he was too big to be in the sequel" & wouldn't return his calls. So Singleton offered Ludacris a role instead even though he'd never met him before.
nWeao TIL about the Galwan Clash between the Chinese and Indian militaries in 2020. Up to 600 soldiers armed with Bardwire batons, stones, clubs with nails, and other makeshift weapons fought in melee combat for nearly 6 hours in almost complete darkness in the Galwan Valley.
5o8B TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
OmVg TIL Pat Riley, former NBA player and now NBA executive with the Miami Heat, trademarked the word “Three-Peat” in 1988. When the Chicago Bulls won three straight championships in the 1990s, he was paid $300,000 dollars in royalties.
P5QZ TIL that Street Fighter II cost $69.99 in 1992; in 2013 dollars, that is $116.18