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TIL the movie Jaws (1975) became the first ever summer blockbuster after failing to stick to its schedule. Before this, summer was perceived as a time to enjoy the outdoors when fewer people would go to the cinema.

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5VYYp TIL that sportscaster Jack Whitaker was banned from The Masters for six years after referring to fans as a "mob". Spectators at The Masters are referred to as "patrons". Augusta president Clifford Roberts said "We don’t have mobs at Augusta" and demanded that CBS remove Whitaker from the broadcast.
YpNMv TIL about the Tyranny of Small Decisions, a phenomenon where small, individually rational decisions can lead to large and undesirable outcomes, and the irreversible destruction of desired alternatives.
WM6N TIL George Lucas was in debt after building Skywalker Ranch and producing the bomb “Howard the Duck”, so he sold the Lucasfilm CGI division to Steve Jobs, which later became Pixar.
4Awb TIL that The Blair Witch Project made 110,500 times as much money in the box office as it cost to make, and filming only lasted eight days
Z87Kp TIL that Trey Parker and Matt Stone lost the Oscar for best song to Phil Collins in 1999. As a result they brutally satirized him in the episode “Timmy 2000.” They have him sing a parody of “You’ll Be In My Heart,” get booed off stage, and then had his Oscar shoved up his ass.