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TIL that in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s slippers are silver, but they were changed to ruby slippers for the movie to take advantage of the new Technicolor film.

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0dPWN TIL that Lil Wayne had his first child when he was 16 and his girlfriend was 15.
ZQQG TIL Johnny Winters manager had been slowly lowering his methadone dosage for 3 years without Johnny’s knowledge and, as a result, Johnny was completely clean of his 40 year heroin addiction for over 8 months before being told he was finally drug free
GANkG TIL in 2011 a man in Egpyt named his daughter Facebook. He chose the name to "to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth," who organized protests with social media, that began on that day, and led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years in power.
YQEv TIL the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 240 mph.
VBRyZ TIL Paramount Pictures and city officials faced backlash after erecting a 75 ft-tall cutout of Holli Would, main character from the film Cool World (1992), atop the Hollywood Sign; Mayor Johnny Grant said, "This is the last time the Hollywood sign will ever be used for commercial purposes. "