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TIL before Ang Lee directed Brokeback Mountain, Gus Van Sant wanted to make a version starring Matt Damon and Joaquin Phoenix. It never got off the ground, partially because Matt Damon “didn’t want to do a gay cowboy movie right after doing a gay movie and a cowboy movie”.

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R7xk6 TIL of Roar, a 1981 wildlife film infamous for its troubled production. Over 70 cast and crew were injured, 15 lions and tigers escaped, 3 had to be shot, and $3 million worth of sets and equipment were destroyed when a dam collapsed
XNAE TIL that after seeeing Elvis play at a concert in 1957, 15 year old Jimi Hendrix became a lifelong fan, during the concert itself he wrote down the entire line-up of songs he heard Presley sing that night and would play Elvis songs for his friends as an adult.
EmwV TIL co-founder of the charity Planting Peace purchased a house across the street from Westboro Baptist Church and hired a military veteran to painted it Rainbow.
wPQM TIL: An obscenity charge in a conservative county was dropped when the attorney showed the Pay-per-View habits of its residents.
O84Y TIL holding a sword by the blade and using the hilt as a bludgeon was a technique called the “murder strike” in German fencing.