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TIL that "Aladdin" was rejected as an entry for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, due to the sheer amount of dialogue Robin Williams improvised.

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6EX9m TIL that during the filming of Jaws, a real shark attacked a shark cage, Spielberg was so impressed with the footage that he incorporated it into the film. One of the characters, oceanographer Matt Hooper, was supposed to die in this scene but nobody was in the shark cage, forcing Hooper to live.
M7b6K TIL That in Germany it is decided if you can go to University when you are 10 years old
m1w1O TIL Keanu Reeves has donated more than $31 million for cancer research!
oR4WY TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community.
R5ggQ TIL that Pulp in Orange Juice is removed in the process of pasturization, and then re-added later to create the different levels of pulped juices for food safety.