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TIL every director of the original 4 Alien movies went on to very successful careers. Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet all went on to produce many classic films.

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6EE7 TIL Justin Timberlake had a company figure out his concerts’ carbon footprints and paid to have trees and bushes planted in those cities to offset carbon impact during nationwide tour [PDF]
4XyKw TIL That Nicolas Cage Was Paid $20 Million For A Never-Made Superman Movie.
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nWdlr TIL about the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962, where uncontrollable laughter spread among hundreds of people in Tanzania, leading to the temporary closure of schools and affecting entire communities.