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TIL The Wachowski siblings (The Matrix) were offered the Batman film franchise with full creative control in 2000 but ultimately decided to make The Matrix sequels instead. Joss Whedon and Christopher Nolan both then vied for Batman with Nolan winning final approval.

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VMEBD TIL a skinny person can actually eat more food than an obese person. While it runs counter to logic, obese people have more fat in their mid section and around their organs. A skinny person lacks this which allows their stomachs to expand further. This is why many competitive eaters are so skinny.
pYabG TIL One of The Rarest Salt in the World is from the Philippines (Asin Tibuok)
Z8ARv TIL In 1965, a patent was filed for a "birthing apparatus" which would spin pregnant women around at as much as 7G until their baby was flung out from the centrifugal force.
mkJM TIL Thatcher supposedly threatened to nuke Argentina over the Falklands if the French president didn’t hand over the disabling codes for the French-made Argentinian missiles.
mxXbO TIL the gentleman from “it ain’t much but it’s honest work” is an expert in no till farming and has been published many times. No till farming reduces erosion and is more sustainable than traditional farming techniques.