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TIL that although the film ‘Capricorn One’ portrays NASA as corrupt and willing to kill to cover up its faked space mission, the agency cooperated in the movie’s production and provided government equipment as props. Without NASA’s help the film could not have stayed within its budget.

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Zp9jG TIL a judge in Ohio once gave a prostitute a $1 Billion bond, one of the largest bonds ever in America.
ZpJeY TIL in 1979, LA-based punk band X were at a nightclub covering a Doors song. Unbeknownst to them, Doors’ organist Ray Manzarek was in the audience. That night, Ray became their producer, and together they made the album "Los Angeles" - which is now ranked as one of the greatest ‘80s of all time.
WkOZB TIL in the 1950s a scientist used a mirror to focus the enery from a nuclear explosion to light his cigarette
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