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a1nJ TIL when Dennis Hopper’s 7-year-old son asked him why he played King Koopa in “Super Mario Brothers,” Dennis told him “So you can have shoes.” The son replied, “I don’t need shoes.”
b9j8Q TIL that other than huge global sports events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cups, the most watched television broadcasts of all time have been Muhammad Ali boxing matches, with the Ali-Spinks 1978 fight topping the list. He regularly drew global television audiences in the 70s and 80s.
PXmn TIL Tide laundry detergent is frequently stolen and used as currency by criminals
6wrJ TIL: In 2006, someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction.
X0QpR TIL the director of photography for the movie Inside Out 2 took inspiration from the movie Uncut Gems to visually represent the feeling of anxiety.