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TIL that Robert Downey Jr considered retiring as Iron Man in 2013 after receiving an on-set injury, believing that he was too old to continue playing the role of Tony Stark.

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lo9bB TIL all Dodge Chargers that played Dom's car in The Fast and the Furious were automatic, so the gear shifting scenes were actually fake.
MelaB TIL when Japan's first railway was introduced, the USA, France, and the UK bid to build the system, with the UK winning. The railways they set up were left-side running, and that was later adopted by Japanese cars. Today, Japan is one of the only non-Commonwealth countries with left-side driving
m18Vo TIL only humans, orcas and pilot whales undergo menopause.
knw5 TIL there’s a psychological disorder where you believe that you and everyone you love is already dead. Patients with Cotard’s Disorder often stop eating and believe that they are in heaven or hell.
Y7PlW TIL that Canada's Dempster Highway, the only public road to cross the Arctic Circle, once had a 109-mile stretch called Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road. Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road was purely made of ice and could only be operated, especially by large trucks, during the winter as the river below was frozen.