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TIL Aladdin is actually supposed to be Chinese.

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Ya17 TIL on the Set of “Charlie’s angel’s” Bill Murray said “you can’t act” to Lucy Liu during a scene. She was so enraged she threw punches at him and the production was shut down for the day. Their inability to work together caused Murray to be replaced with Bernie Mac for the sequel
VXoD TIL Andre the Giant always wanted to see a Broadway play, but didn’t because he didn’t want to block the view of others.
GAenE TIL Boston Dynamics was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in 2020. In 2022 the company signed a pledge saying it would not weaponise any of its robots.
mxOXP Today I learned that US universities protected students from the draft during the Vietnam war by awarding higher grades. It's believed that this kicked off grade inflation in the 60s.
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