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TIL - Al Pacino turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars. (Big listing of roles actors turned down)

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QJ5yM Today I learned that Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart was actually originally written for a Broadway musical about vampires in love, which was never made (unfortunately!).
wojP1 TIL That Sonar used by Naval ships is a billion times louder than a jet engine at 230db. Its also audible (in the water) for hundreds of miles, and is lethal when swimming underwater, even hundreds of feet away from the source.
GYVej TIL France generates roughly 73% of it's electricity from Nuclear Power, is one of the world's largest exporters of power, and has not had a single nuclear related fatality.
4k6kN TIL that the reason why Kinder Surprise eggs are illegal in the U.S. is because in 1937, over 100 people died due to highly toxic diethylene glycol in a new pharmacy drug. In response, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed, illegalizing food products that contain something inedible.
X5Lj TIL that when a kid lied to his friends about being Jay Leno’s nephew, Jay Leno helped the kid out by dropping him off at school in a Lamborghini Countach.