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TIL John Sigleton's Boyz N The Hood was shot in total continuity (in the same order as the script), something that is rarely done. Since this was John's first major film you can see the camera work get better as the film progress.

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6E00l TIL the Sovient Union developed a nuclear weapon so power that not even they were willing to test it at full capacity. The Tsar Bomba was the largest nuclear bomb ever tested in the earth's atmosphere, having a mushroom cloud spanning over 40 miles (64km) and a yield of 57 million tons of TNT.
XRQX TIL that the Better Business Bureau is not run by the government, but is a non-profit company that made 200 million USD in 2013.
M7DxA TIL Alan Menken, the composer who created many Disney hit songs, wanted to be a singer in the Bob Dylan style. He expressed displeasure that his soundtracks were associated with children's cartoons. His collaborations with Disney ultimately earned him more Oscars than any other person
91em TIL Some fleas in a Flea Circus were glued to a base of a circus enclosure. Miniature musical instruments were then glued to the flea performers and the enclosure was heated. The fleas fought to escape, giving the impression of fleas playing instruments.
DQn7D TIL that the three incredible robots in the classic 1970's science fiction film Silent Running were not robots at all, but were essentially costumes worn by actors who had suffered multiple amputations and could fit in the robot shells and wore them as costumes.