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TIL the Beijing subway has 3.45 billion annual riders

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neAdr TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast as Judge Doom in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but he was dropped when the filmmakers found him too terrifying. John Cleese was also tested, but he wasn't terrifying enough. The iconic role eventually went to Christopher Lloyd.
BkWW TIL the actor that played Gimli in LOTR was a “radical leftist” until he went to heckle a young Margaret Thatcher. After witnessing her shoot down two other hecklers, he decided to “shut up and listen.” Now, he’s quite conservative.
n6oB TIL that Muse refuse to play lipsynced. So when given no choice by Italian TV show, band members switched roles and no one realized, despite their hilarious playing of each others instruments.
dmJd TIL that Harry Truman, due to his very poor eyesight, secretly memorized the eye charts in order to enlist in the Missouri Army National Guard
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