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TIL director Peter Weir wanted to have cameras installed in behind every theater showing ‘The Truman Show’ and have the projectionist cut the power at some point during the film, cut to the viewers so they'd be watching themeselves, and then cut back to the movie.

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bKp0 TIL: More than 80% of the gold in California is still in the ground
N7gGJ TIL a Missouri Man purposely damaged a levee on the Mississippi River to delay his wife coming home so he could party. He flooded 14,000 acres and was later arrested and convicted of causing a catastrophe and sentenced to life in prison.
wLDPo TIL that da Vinci painted 2 Mona Lisas. The older one was hidden in a vault until 2012.
4kaZw TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened "countermeasures" in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.
PYNPO TIL about Dayton “Wheels” Jones, a pro Killer Instinct player who was born with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) type 2. Despite his genetic disorder, he’s an absolute master at Killer Instinct. He won 2nd place at the 2017 Combo Breaker tournament.