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TIL Lake Superior is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire combined.

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78p9x TIL Rod Serling originally wrote an episode about Emmett Till but it was rejected and so he turned to science fiction, instead, to talk about social issues, creating The Twilight Zone.
neKk9 TIL about Inspector Clouseau, a giant, pink manta ray, and scientists are not 100% sure where his unique color comes from
rNRjW TIL that when "Jaws" was filmed, Steven Spielberg initially wanted to build a giant mechanical shark for realism, but its constant malfunctioning proved to be a budgeting nightmare, so he came up with the cheaper solution of shooting from the shark's POV in the waters instead.
W7AvN TIL one of the most toxic chemical weapons known to mankind, VX, was initially released as a commercial pesticide before being withdrawn once its lethality was discovered
0aJ5 TIL The Simpsons was nearly cancelled before its first episode. When the first episode came back, the animation was so appalling that the staff considered halting show production. 70% of the animation had to be redone before it could air.