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awX09 TIL that days before "Superman III" was going to start shooting, the director Richard Lester begged Christoper Reeves to return to his role as Superman, to save the movie from the producer's new choice for the role, Tony Danza.
LkARp TIL that James Monroe is the only person in US history to serve in two cabinet positions simultaneously. He served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War during the War of 1812.
LNBZ TIL The Red Cross once warned Blink 182 to edit album artwork “or they would be in violation of the Geneva Convention”
wN78 TIL in 1957 Elvis asked his audience at a Seattle concert to please rise for the national anthem. He picked up his guitar, leaned in, shook his hips and began his biggest hit “You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog.” The crowd went wild. A 15-year old Jimmy Hendrix was there.
XE5gR TIL about Margaret Hamilton, who not only wrote the code that made the moon landing possible, but also invented the term "software engineer."