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TIL that on the set of The Princess Bride, Billy Crystal's improvisational lines were so funny that Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib trying to hold in laughter and Rob Reiner had to direct his scenes from a video monitor because his laughter was ruining takes.

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yLDv TIL that the Japanese will repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight imperfections, not hide them. The process is called Kintsugi.
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