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TIL Clint Eastwood's agent told him not to appear in, "Fistful of Dollars", calling it a 'bad step' for his career. The film launched Eastwood's path to stardom, and he later named his production company, 'Malpaso', spanish for 'bad step.'

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nWnRr TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a "film bucket" that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.
a4x9 TIL that scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn’t cause cavities.
R5NQ TIL that singapore used to force visitors to have a haircut as a condition of entry. apparently even transit passengers weren’t exempt from the rule
oRKW7 TIL that Edna Parker (1893-2008), the oldest living human at the time, lived in the same nursing home, and at the same time as Sandra Allen (1955-2008), the tallest woman in the world. Allen was 7'7".
loXN5 TIL of Olivia Farnsworth. Olivia is 7 years old, doesn’t feel pain, and never feels tired or hungry. This is because a rare chromosome condition. One day she was hit by car and dragged down the street about 100 feet. Olivia walked away with only minor injuries.