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TIL That Fraggle Rock was HBO’s first original TV Series

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9MKm TIL in Terminator 2, when the T-1000 takes on the form of Sarah Connor near the end, no special effects were needed. The T-1000’s imitation of Sarah Connor is actually played by Linda Hamilton’s twin sister, who also appeared in a few others scenes throughout the film.
9Ym57 TIL that to prepare for her role as Annie in Speed, Sandra Bullock actually learned how to drive a bus. She passed the test and got her license on her first try.
KvkJ TIL of MASSIVE, a software package used to generate thousands of actors with their own artificial intelligence. It was used to generate the battle scenes in the Lord of the Rings films.
8ekBa TIL Leonard Cohen's Song 'Chelsea Hotel #2' Was Written About How He Did Sex With Janis Joplin.
QNyGL TIL that through a combination of using limes instead of lemons, long term storage of the juice, and exposure to copper the scurvy-prevention power of citrus juice was nullified and scurvy saw a resurgence in the arctic and antarctic explorations of the late 1800s and early 1900s