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TIL The worst Star Trek Next Generation episode is widely regarded to be “Shades of Gray”. It was a previous clip show created due to a lack of funds left over from other episodes during the second season and the writer, Maurice Hurley, refers to it as a “piece of shit”.

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xVdyk TIL the "Mona" in Mona Lisa is a misspelled title. It was originally "Monna", which is a polite title in Italian, kind of like Ma'am. Meanwhile, "Mona" is vulgar, meaning "idiot" or even "cunt"
8aNBb TIL Abraham Lincoln's son was almost crushed by a train, only to be rescued by the actor, Edwin Booth. A year later Edwin's brother, John, murdered the President.
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LQRYv TIL that Fantasia was originally just the Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey Mouse short designed as a "comeback" for the character, as his popularity was in decline. When the budget grew too big, they opted to just do a whole movie. Fantasia is now considered among the greatest animated films of all time