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TIL Eddie Murphy wanted a starring role in Star Trek IV The Voyage Home. A part was written for him, but he ultimately disliked it and chose to make The Golden Child. Murphy later said this decision was a mistake.

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NO7Q TIL that The Villages, the largest gated retirement community in America, also has one of the fastest growing STD rates in the country.
5LD9 TIL that in Iceland the belief in Elves is so pervasive that it can determine government action. From roads avoiding large rocks (where the Elves “live”) to construction permits sometimes requiring the aide of a mystic who can ask the elves to move.
6m8Z TIL that “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1977 and is the biggest-selling instrumental single of all time.
4kB96 TIL in the 1950s and 1960s trucks with fogging machines that sprayed DDT would be driven through American streets to kill mosquitoes and children would run behind the trucks to play in the thick fog that was created. In 1972, DDT was banned in the United States.
XEZOE TIL that in 1985, a Colombian girl was trapped in a volcanic mudflow, and was trapped up to her waist. She was mostly alert and was interviewed. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuer did their best to comfort her. She died after 60 hours, and her photo became iconic.