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TIL before David Huddleston was cast as "Big" Jeffrey Lebowski, the Coens considered Robert Duvall(who did not like the script),Anthony Hopkins(who was not interested in playing an American),Jack Nicholson(who was not interested,he only wanted to portray Moses)The Coens' top choice was Marlon Brando

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oB6go TIL a meteor had fallen in the kingdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and on it someone had written "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When he heard this, he sent someone to investigate who did it, and when no one admitted, all the people living nearby the meteor were killed.
d891B TIL the YMCA sued the Village People over their "YMCA" song for trademark infringement, but the two sides settled out of court and the YMCA later expressed pride towards the band for their song as a salute their organization
Br6Bk TIL that Chris Hemsworth's childhood name was "Kip" because every time he tried saying "Christopher" it came out as "Kiptader"
PYpQV TIL The CIA had (or has) a "Heart Attack Gun". The gun would shoot a dissolving dart that would cause what appeared to be a natural heart attack. The dart would only leave a small red dot and the poison would denature so quickly, it would unlikely be discovered in autopsy.
Vk4Q TIL a soldier returned from a deployment overseas to find his wife’s body in their home, dead of a heart attack, and their 2 children starved to death.