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TIL That Halo was supposed to be an exclusive for the Mac. (Even being revealed by Steve Jobs himself.) the game was also meant to be a third person shooter. But before that was finalized, Microsoft bought bungie rest is history.

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ZpLB TIL that smoking shouldn’t have been banned on airplanes because they recycled the air more frequently w/smokers in the cabin. Now, airborne viruses and bacteria are much more harmful and CO2 levels are higher–all to save airline companies money.
E158w TIL Nicolas Cage was considered for the role of Randy "The Ram" Robinson in The Wrestler. When taken to a live event, he thought wrestling was real like UFC! In the end, the crew had a meeting where it was determined that Cage looked too healthy for the part, so the role went to Mickey Rourke.
mD8R TIL, that when Marvin Gaye broke up with his first wife, she required a percentage of his next album, so he released an LP that was completely unsellable called “Here, my dear”
loEdV TIL about Haing S. Ngor - a Cambodian doctor who was sent to a Khmer Rouge concentration camp in 1975, was tortured for 4 years, escaped in 1979, won an Oscar in 1985, wrote an acclaimed memoir in 1988, started a charity in 1990, and was murdered by an LA gang in 1996.
Nwa6 TIL That while volunteering for cooking duties for emergency personnel after 9/11, Batman voice Actor Kevin Conroy treated emergency workers by shouting “"I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!” from the kitchens, and was greeted with cheers.