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TIL Nick Cave wrote a sequel for Gladiator where Maximus is resurrected to kill Jesus Christ

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nevxd TIL that Iron Man started filming before the script was finished. As a result, most of the dialog in the movie is improvised because the director felt that it would make the movie feel more natural
8egZG TIL in a football game in 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland College 222-0. Georgia Tech made 32 touchdowns, and never attempted to pass: they ran the ball on every single play. It was such a butt-whooping that the referees cut the last two quarters to 12 minutes instead of 15.
QJ019 TIL farm salmon is grey, then dyed after to match it's more pleasing wild caught cousin.
9ZaB TIL after being in a coma for nearly 8 years, Gary Dockery awoke suddenly and spent the day catching up with family. By the next day he could no longer speak, and he soon slipped back into the coma and never woke up again.
X0A8j TIL about the Guy West Bridge, a pedestrian bridge in Sacramento, CA that is scaled-down replica of the Golden Gate Bridge