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TIL The Bechdel test, also known as the Bechdel-Wallace test, is a measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction. The test asks whether a work features at least two female characters who have a conversation about something other than a man.

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xBa0 TIL Shrek, originally was supposed to be played by Bill Murray, but dreamworks took over and Chris Farley was cast. Farely recorded about 90% of the dialogue, but died before finishing. Mike Myers stepped in and recorded the entire film before deciding to start over with a Scottish accent.
R75k6 TIL that before the Han-Liu War, a 1932 battle between opposing warlords for the Shandong province, many of Liu's soldiers brought their own coffins to the battle because they expected to fight to the death.
NXryP TIL about Elan School. Until 2011, this "troubled teens" institution tortured kids physically and psychologically. The only way out of there was to torture and torment your peers, it's called "attack therapy"... Those behind this operation still alive, are still free today, COMPLETELY UNPUNISHED
VM6L8 TIL that prior to the 19th century in The UK, the differentiation between a city and a village was whether or not the area had a cathedral.
PYB6n TIL, in 1973 a drunk driver hit and killed a tree that had been used for a landmark in the Sahara Desert for nearly 300 years... And it was the only tree within 250 miles.