› added 5 months ago

8

TIL that Avatar is the highest grossing movie ever, making over 2.9 billion US dollars worldwide

Read more boxofficemojo.com

via reddit.com

49bJ TIL that ABC has been cutting scenes from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to make room for more commercials.
OG4WY TIL that the ending of the Tim Burton remake of The Planet of the Apes film is closer to the original book than the 1968 movie
kk94 TIL a pizza delivery man had a bomb strapped round his neck and was forced to rob a bank. He was arrested by police, and was killed after the bomb detonated.
b6xgN TIL the American flag sometimes appears “backwards” - such as on the starboard side of spacecraft or the right shoulder of military uniforms - because U.S. Flag Code requires it to always appear as if moving forward.
4Mpb TIL that due to time dilation one could travel thousands of light years in a human lifespan without exceeding the speed of light