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rR1v1 TIL that a small town in West Virginia asked the Soviet Union and East Germany for help with replacing a bridge after being ignored by the West Virginian goverment. The Soviets sent a journalist to investigate and within one hour the state finally agreed to pay for it.
8e6Pa TIL Burt Reynolds turned down the movie terms of endearment for Stroker Ace which was a critically failure. Jack Nicholson won an Oscar for the role Reynolds turned down
9w5r7 TIL that Fox took video game clips from YouTube to use in an episode of Family Guy and after airing, Fox's automatic search robots accidentally flagged the original clips with a copyright claim and the videos were taken down. The videos were later restored when the mistake was pointed out.
JYBgj TIL Prince's first live performance of 'Purple Rain' is what appears on the album. It was recorded in a packed club and the song's signature guitar riff was improvised on the spot. The whole thing was caught on video.
Zpa5G TIL A school superindent in Texas resigned after accusations of a history of bullying and plagerism with a golden parachute of over $1 million.