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TIL that if the Andromeda Galaxy was brighter, it would appear to be 6 times larger than the moon in the night sky

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dX1Q TIL Quentin Tarantino had considered making “The Vega Brothers”. The film would have starred Michael Madsen and John Travolta reprising their roles of Vic (Mr. Blonde) from Reservoir Dogs and Vincent from Pulp Fiction.
b6BMa TIL of Max Naumann, the leader of the Association of German National Jews, a Jewish organization during Nazi Germany that came out in support of Hitler. Despite their loyalty to Hitler, the group was rejected by Nazis and deemed illegal. Max & other members were sent to concentration camps.
0wYDN TIL that “California here I come” is officially public domain.
8oK TIL the Brittish army hired a magician during WWII to fool the Afrika Corps. It worked.
ZZLo TIL The actors in ‘Alien’ were not told about the alien chestbursting out of the body, causing one actress to pass out and another actor to nearly have a heart attack after having a few gallons of animal parts exploded onto their bodies.