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TIL R. Lee Ermey was the only person ever allowed to improvise dialogue in a Kubrick film.

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QN7K6 TIL The 80 year old Archbishop of Canterbury refused to delegate Edward VII's coronation despite his ailing health. His speech was printed in gigantic letters so he could see it, he couldn't get back up after kneeling, he placed the crown backwards and yelled "go away!" when asked if he was ok
m6wE TIL that the Disney movie “Moana” had to change its title in Italy to “Oceania” because of a famous pornstar with the same name
oBPeo TIL blind from birth, Seve Fyffe, 67, began training at age six and now holds a fifth dan belt in Aikido. "…if someone was foolish enough to attack me they'd be in for a shock. I can fight up to six people at a time. The hardest is four because they are coming at you from four different directions”
R1ol TIL: The Popular Simon & Garfunkel lyric “Hello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again” refers to Simon’s preference to write music while sitting on the toilet in the dark.
Ord4 TIL that in Japan students don’t take exams until 4th grade.