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TIL Neither Director Ridley Scott nor screenwriter David Webb Peoples read Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" on which "Blade Runner" is based.

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9YbdX TIL COLONEL SANDERS Tried to sell his recipes to other restaurants. His recipe was rejected 1,009 times, When finally in 1952, He sold his secret recipe "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for the first time to the operator of one of the city's largest restaurants.A 6th grade drop out, fired from multiple jobs
awN0N TIL the sailfish is considered by scientists to be the fastest swimming marine creature in the world, though not all experts agree. This fish has been clocked travelling in excess of 68 mph.
GYE01 TIL the marriage of Oscar-winning actress Gloria Grahame (It's A Wonderful Life) to director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause) ended in 1950 when he walked in on her in bed with his 13-year-old son -- Her stepson. She secretly married the boy ten years later.
EgG1p TIL that Callitxe Nzamwita, a man from Rwanda, has lived in complete isolation for 55 years due to his extreme fear of women. Since the age of 16, he has barricaded himself inside his house, avoiding any contact with women.
kJlP7 TIL about Le Passe-muraille which is French that loosely translates to The passer-through-walls. It’s based on a short story published by Marcel Aymé in 1941. The sculpture is a tribute about a man who can pass through walls-