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TIL The Shawshank Redemption oak tree was partially destroyed in 2011 when it was split by lightning. The tree was completely felled by strong winds on or around July 22, 2016, and its vestiges cut down in April 2017. The remains were turned into memorabilia, including rock hammers and magnets.

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JY4PB TIL that John Wayne provided the voice of Imperial spy Garindan in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope via stock audio, making this his last role in a film before his death.
epMy4 TIL that at the end of the movie A League of Their Own, Dottie is not being played by Geena Davis in age makeup. She's played by actress Lynn Cartwright, who looks strikingly similar to Geena Davis, with Davis's voice dubbed over for the scenes.
LQO4v TIL that in the UK the Television Network have to work together with the Power Authority to make sure the power grid can handle the sudden influx of electricity demand during commercial breaks because people use these breaks to make tea
mWvv TIL While filming “Indiana Jones”, the crew played a joke on Harrison Ford. While chained to a large stone, Barbara Streisand appeared in a dominatrix outfit. She proceeded to whip him before Carrie Fisher then threw herself in front of Ford to protect him. This entire sequence was filmed.
nQ7b TIL The British army had less than 48,000 troops at the onset of the American Revolutionary War, in less than four decades the army grew to more than 250,000 over the course of the Napoleonic Wars.