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TIL Russell Crowe passed on Wolverine and told Bryan Singer to call Hugh Jackman. Jackman was doing a Broadway play and his wife / agent told him not to do it.

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nWkrr TIL: Kiyohime was Japanese folklore about a girl who fell in love with Anchin, a monk, he rejected her. She then got so angry while chasing him, she transformed into a dragon and melted him while he was hiding inside a bell. There are several theatrical versions in Japan dating back 1000 years.
KYdOR TIL it was Kodak who brought the first digital camera to market. The DCS100 was made from a modified Nikon film camera, and had an attached HDD with a 156 photo capacity.
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rN7BM TIL that there is a LEGO model called ‘Braille Bricks’ designed to help visually impaired children learn Braille through play. Each brick corresponds to a letter or number in the Braille system, allowing kids to learn tactile reading in a fun and interactive way.
KOYr6 TIL that "Ma'nene" is a rare death ritual in Troaja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia where family members remove dead relatives from their graves, dust them off, change their clothes and let them dry in the sun.