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TIL Alan Smithee directed 45 movies between 1968-2000, but was never a real person. He was made up as a pseudonym for directors to use if their movie was a flop

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9wQ7 TIL that in Star-Wars, all lightsabers were supposed to be White, the Blue / Red distinction was made during post-production.
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