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TIL that actor Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind,” and said that the film "is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history". Today, “Gone with the Wind” is the highest grossing movie of all time, adjusted for inflation.

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6EE0Z TIL that Indiana has two 'baby boxes' where parents can legally give up their newborn child (younger than 72 hours) anonymously.
WkwR8 TIL "Anamnesis" is the idea that humans possess innate knowledge and that learning consists of rediscovering that knowledge within us. The process of incarnation is described in Neoplatonism as a trauma that causes the soul to forget its experiences (and often its divine origins as well).
xVLY7 TIL the phrase "Blood is thicker than water," which we interpret to mean blood relationships are stronger than friendships, actually comes from the phrase "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" which means that chosen relationships are stronger than birth relationships
wLw11 TIL about Joseph Pujol, professional farter and highest paid performer at the Moulin Rouge. For his grande finale he would play “La Marseillaise” through his anus and then blow out candles from yards away. Corseted women in the audience were known to pass out from laughter.
pYnG TIL There are “oxygen candles” that are used aboard the international space station and when ignited provide enough oxygen for one person for 24 hours