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TIL that Stanley Kubrick considered 1992's comedy "White Men Can't Jump" to be one of his favorite movies.

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e0m4 TIL the First Blood (Rambo) book ends with Rambo committing suicide. This ending was filmed for the movie but decided against.
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nea99 TIL that the famous "guilty look" dogs have when they realize they've done something wrong isn't actually guilt. It's actually fear of being punished.
Pbnn TIL Kurt Gödel died of starvation when his wife was hospitalized. Gödel suffered from extreme paranoia and refused to eat food prepared by anyone else.