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TIL During the filming of Shaun of the Dead, one of the zombie extras walked up to Edgar Wright, and not knowing he was the director & co writer, whispered in his ear and joked "Oof, straight-to-video for this one!"

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0weK5 TIL Barnum's American Museum had crowds that would linger inside too long. To make way for new paying guests, signs saying "This Way to the Egress" were put up. Not knowing Egress was another word for Exit, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit but ended up outside
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vEPr TIL There is a trade agreement being secretly proposed in countries such as America and Australia, which would allow corporations to sue the government if they attempted to, in any way, lower their potential income, such as providing cheap alternatives to branded medicines.
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ANMJ4 TIL that sharks existed on Earth even before there were trees