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TIL Movie trailers originally played after the movie. They “trailed” the feature film—hence, the name.

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6EQOZ TIL James Cameron almost directed the original "Jurassic Park", ultimately losing the rights to Steven Spielberg by a matter of hours. Cameron's version would have been darker, like "Aliens with dinosaurs," but after seeing the film he decided that Spielberg was the correct choice to direct.
xlvB TIL Boys in the top third in terms of IQ are about 50 per cent more likely than the bottom third to have use drugs such as amphetamines and ecstasy when older
kOQy1 TIL that in August 1914, the British headed to Belgium to fight the Germans, commanded by an Irishman named French
e0KYk TIL of the "poison squad": a group of young government employees in the early 1900s who, in order to test the safety of common food additives of the time, purposely ate ingredients including formaldehyde (embalming fluid) and borax (laundry detergent). Their work led to food labeling requirements.
woKY8 TIL Nazi General Loringhoven was inside the Führerbunker during the last days of Nazi Germany. He attempted to escape, was captured by Allied forces, and later became a NATO commander, retiring as Inspector General of the Armed Forces of West Germany in 1973.