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TIL the movie "Baby Driver" was first imagined when director Edgar Wright heard the song "Bellbottoms" and imagined a getaway driver waiting for his crew to complete a bank heist. He tested the concept while directing the music video for "Blue Song" by Mint Royal in 2003, almost 15 years earlier.

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grl5y TIL while aspirin is a generic item in the United States, in Canada it is made exclusively by Bayer and is known as Aspirin.
1xmW TIL in 1998 director Guillermo del Toro’s father was kidnapped and held for ransom for $1 million by Mexican bandits. Guillermo del Toro had recently invested most of his funds in the film Mimic. Good friend James Cameron gave del Toro the money, and his dad was released 72 days later.
Ryvw TIL that during World War II in Australia, there was a dog whose hearing was so acute that it could warn airforce personnel of incoming Japanese planes 20 minutes before they arrived, and before they showed up on radar. “Gunner” could also differentiate the sounds of allied and enemy aircraft.
pYm1p TIL long after abandoning their cities the Mayan people still exist as a distinct group, and make up 40 percent of Guatemala's population
Q1Xk TIL that the Rolling Stones were so impressed with the backup singer’s voice in “gimme shelter” that you can hear them hooting in the background. They kept it in the studio recording as well.