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TIL Mariah Carey wrote a country song with Willie Nelson called “Right To Dream”

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a8O7o TIL that actor Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) turned down the lead role of Pete Mitchell in “Top Gun” (1986) as he grew up with siblings that served in the Vietnam war. Modine said: “There’s nothing sexy or romantic about war.” The role ultimately went to Tom Cruise.
VXK0 TIL that the “pause symbol” on your remote control is derived from the musical notation called a “Caesura,” which calls for a complete pause in a composition …
LQkJV TIL That the Earth's current "North Star" will be replaced in ~1000 years by the star Gamma Cephei, because it can be seen with the naked-eye and be closer to our celestial pole than the current North star, Polaris.
9mZD TIL Coca-Cola created a campaign to promote unity between India and Pakistan by using high-end vending machines which allowed people in both countries to communicate with each other in real-time.
6wN7 TIL. There is the - hyphen, the longer – en dash (Alt+0150), and the longest — em dash (Alt+0151).