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TIL Seth Rogen was considered too old to play the character he wrote based on himself in the movie “Superbad.” Jonah Hill was cast instead, despite being only a year and a half younger than Rogen.

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EEZd TIL Israel is the only country in the world with a mandatory military service requirement for women. They comprise 51% of all officers.

vdxB TIL “Oh Yeah! Cartoons” remains TV’s biggest animation development program ever, giving several dozen filmmakers the chance to create nearly 100 seven-minute cartoons. The series eventually yielded three dedicated half-hour spin-offs: The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone & My Life as a Teenage Robot.

9Ybx7 TIL learned that James Barry, a military surgeon, was actually born as a woman and pretended to be a man throughout her life. In hindsight, she was UKs first female doctor.

E7ZW TIL that Hydrox is the original sandwich cookie, while Oreo is the more popular knockoff

vRNj TIL that the chocolate river in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was made by adding chocolate cream mix to 150,000 US gallons of water, which eventually turned rancid and created a foul odor that permeated the entire soundstage.