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TIL Michelle Yeoh's ex-husband was called Dickson Poon

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X0VYr TIL Bill Gates' high school let him run the scheduling software, so he put all the girls in his classes
loRyB TIL Hanna-Barbera pitched The Flintstones to networks for 8 weeks before it was finally picked up. It became the first ever animated show to air during primetime.
JYrdj TIL that diplomats carry 'diplomatic bags'. These house secret information or anything pertaining to the duties of the diplomats who carry it - diplomatic bags have just the same immunity as diplomats themselves, meaning it cannot be opened/searched by law enforcement in a foreign country.
GAveJ TIL that British military jets were used to bomb a stricken oil tanker in 1967 to burn the oil before it came to shore
4XW8X TIL that there is another version of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut. Richard Donner was the original director before he was replaced with Richard Lester. Only 25% of his filming made it into the original film. Apparently you can buy it on DVD.