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TIL Robin Williams was considered for the lead in the horror movie The Shining, but the movie producer Stanley Kubrick cancelled the plan as he deemed him too psychotic for the role.

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b9Zp9 TIL the winning entry in last year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition was disqualified because the anteater it featured was stuffed.
VBBL8 TIL of the use of "Trap Crops", secondary crops planted with the purpose of blocking or diverting insects/parasites off the main crop. In some cases, even decoys made of plastic or carboard can be helpful to disrupt insects.
neL4P TIL about Chumboxes, a grid of clickbait articles found on a majority of news sites. Over 80% of these articles are ads and are focused on things like miracle cures and images of pills
LQLD0 TIL: In 2005, Leonard DiCaprio bought a private island off the coast of Belize with plans to build an eco-resort. In 2024, construction still has not begun.
J11ZB TIL that Boxer Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) released an album of spoken word music titled “I am the greatest” in 1963. The album also features a cover of Stand by Me, sung by Ali. It was nominated for a Grammy award and has been identified as an early example of rap music.