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TIL of John Carpenter, the first person to win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He didn't use any Lifelines until the final question when he called his dad only to say that he didn't actually need any help, and just wanted to tell him that he was about to win a million dollars.

R7kZ1 TIL that 'Essa Coca é Fanta' is a slur in Brazil and means "this Coke is Fanta" and has been used to make fun of Homosexuals.In 2017 Coca-Cola Brazil came out in support of the LGBTQ community and filled all its common areas and break room refrigerators with Coke cans actually filled with Fanta
vPjZ4 TIL that Double Indemnity director Billy Wilder was so frustrated with his film not winning any of its 7 Oscar nominations, that he purposely tripped Best Director winner Leo McCarey at the 1945 Academy Awards as McCarey went to accept his award
R1Xl TIL James Cameron was stricken with food poisoning and during his illness, Cameron had a nightmare about an invincible robot hitman sent from the future to kill him, giving him the idea for The Terminator, which later catapulted his film career.
AD9Od TIL Hugh Laurie realised he had severe clinical depression after feeling neither excited nor frightened after seeing two cars collide and explode in front of him. He later commented: "Boredom is not an appropriate response to exploding cars."
QNJkd TIL you can get a severe allergic reaction because of physical exercise, but only if you ate wheat before. It is very rare and called wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA).