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TIL that actor Chaz Palminteri was fired from his job as a bouncer at a nightclub when he refused entry to a top talent agent who was having a party thrown for him there. This led to him writing the play A Bronx Tale, based on his own life, for himself to star in as he was not being offered work.

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KOoOQ TIL that in the original Wizard of Oz book, Dorothy wears Silver Slippers, not ruby. The color of the shoes was changed to red to take advantage of the new Technicolor film process used in big-budget Hollywood films of the era.
Wkam9 TIL that starting in late 1992 only three songs held the number one spot on the Top 40 over a twenty-nine week period
yQjjv TIL while recording the improvisational piece “Trio”, King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford waited for the right moment to join, but decided the piece was progressing better without him, and remained silent. He received co-writing credit for the "admirable restraint” he showed.
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