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TIL there is a fake McDonalds used only for commercials and movies. It contains every uniform and furniture scheme for any market in the world.

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E1xV0 TIL one of Saint Nicholas' most famous gifts was giving a poor man enough money for each of his three daughters to have a proper dowry. This allowed the three girls to avoid a lifetime of prostitution to make ends meet.
njjW TIL it has been 40 years to the day since a human being has walked on the Moon, the last time being on December 13, 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission.
dDrXr TIL that Adam Sandler was suppossed to play the Bear Jew in Inglourious Basterds
E1XvV TIL Kurt Cobain didn't particularly like his song Smells Like Teen Spirit saying "It's almost an embarrassment to play." And "I can barely, especially on a bad night, get through 'Teen Spirit.' I literally want to throw my guitar down and walk away."
VMjwQ TIL: The snappy-black-and-white thing directors use between movie takes is actually called a clapperboard and is makes it easier to sync and edit the movie in post-production.