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TIL During the casting process for Armageddon (1998) Michael Bay was not impressed with Ben Affleck's screen test, calling him "a geek". Jerry Bruckheimer convinced Bay that Affleck would be a star, but he was required to lose weight, become tanned, and get his teeth capped before filming.

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R5Rnj TIL In the 1990s Marvel released their financial reports in comic book form. The comics featured characters like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk discussing revenue sources and future business plans.
5VggR TIL The Golden Rump was a satirical play so obnoxious that it led to the Theatrical Licensing Act of 1737. The author is unknown, no complete copies of the play exist or may have ever existed. Sir Robert Walpole may have made up a fake play to push his Licensing Act.
R0nQ TIL that there’s a deep sea fish that takes advantage of the fact that fish can’t see red light, and illuminates its prey with a beam of red bioluminescence so it can hunt with an effectively invisible beam of light.
9YOEr TIL of Mother Featherlegs, a prostitute from Wyoming named so for her frilly lace underwear. She was murdered by her partner "Dangerous Dick" Davis in 1879. There is a monument to her near Lusk, WY - called the the only monument in the United States to a prostitute.
awJ5y TIL in 1958 Inmate Merle Haggard saw Johnny Cash play San Quentin State Prison. Haggard credits Cash with giving him the inspiration to launch a career after prison that included 38 #1 hits on the country charts