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TIL while filming “X-Men:Origins Wolverine,” Hugh Jackman had to run down a hallway naked with prop claws attached to his fists. As he turned the corner he faced every women on the production staff waving dollar bills. He instinctively shielded his groin and cut himself with Wolverine’s claws.

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7WEr TIL There is a popular toothpaste in China that is titled “Darlie” and is formerly titled “Darkie”. In Chinese it still literally translates to “black people toothpaste” (黑人牙膏). Its logo is a black man smiling.
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