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TIL The same week Anne Heche was cast in her first starring role Touchstone Pictures fired her after she made a red carpet appearance on the arm of Ellen DeGeneres, who she'd met just days earlier. Harrison Ford used his influence to get her rehired, but the damage to her career was already done.

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xyJk TIL Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, recorded a $167 million loss on paper because of “Hollywood Accounting”. Warner Brothers effectively made sure that the movie lost money by paying itself a $212 million “distribution fee” off the top.
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W7Z6B TIL. In 1969, a Harrier aircraft flying from St Pancras station in London to Bristol Basin in Manhattan, New York for Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race. With aerial refueling, the Harrier managed to complete the feat in 6 hours and 11 minutes
LkWA9 TIL of "Complex PTSD". Typical PTSD happens after a single incident like a car crash, but C-PTSD results from prolonged trauma, like childhood abuse or neglect. It's harder to spot & to treat. Victims have issues with trust, boundaries, and sense of self... and they often get revictimized.
GZjG TIL that there have been 31 recorded school shootings in the US so far this year. In comparison, there have been 24 recorded school shootings in the entire continent of Europe’s history.