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ENO7 TIL that not only did the Mormon church not oppose the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon”, they used the extra attention to promote their religion and even took out ad-space in the playbill
dQ7B TIL The red cross is actually a Swiss flag with the red and white inverted, and does not have roots in christanity.
Z8gWB TIL that, in 1973, America’s Army Material Command (AMC) ran a competition to name it’s new building. After receiving over 500 entries, a jury selected the winner: “AMC Building”
NDP1 TIL during the production of Star Wars, Peter Cushing found Grand Moff Tarkin’s boots, furnished by the wardrobe department, to be very uncomfortable. George Lucas agreed to limit shots where Cushing’s feet would be visible, allowing him to wear his own slippers.
neZrG TIL the Hogwarts Express train in Harry Potter ACTUALLY exists in real life