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TIL the original script for Predator (1987) involved one soldier fighting the Predator. This bothered Arnold Schwarzenegger, so the story was redone to include a team of commandos.

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epB65 TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns.
jBWX TIL people experience time different depending on their culture
EbOx TIL that George R.R. Martin had his GOT dragons have only two legs and a pair of wings instead of the traditional four legs and wings because he found it “more scientifically accurate”.
a8MVM TIL a 2022 study revealed that Belgium's ban on loot boxes in video games had not been enforced by the Belgium Gaming Commission and that 82 of the 100 highest-grossing iPhone games were still selling loot boxes.
JKD8 TIL that “antisocial” is commonly used as the term to describe the enjoyment to harm, show disregard to, or be hostile towards organized society. “Asocial” is the correct term for simply not enjoying being with people and/or interacting with them.