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9YbaM TIL:In 2005, 51% of graduating students at BYU were already married
Qmne TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, they limited the onscreen blood from gun shots during the truck chase by using fine red dust instead of liquid fake blood. Unfortunately, the only red dust available for the squibs was Cayenne Pepper, which caused a lot of suffering for the stunt crew.
X06kP TIL the richest person in the world 15 years ago wouldn't even be top 20 today. Bill Gates had a networth of $40 billion in 2009. Adjusted for inflation, that would be about $59 billion today, which would put him at place 23 in 2024.
8ogK TIL Steven Spielberg included a special opening for his movie “Lincoln” for Japanese audiences so those who were unaware of Lincoln’s significance in American history would have a better understanding.
e05Vn TIL Secretariat has 263 US streets named after him - far more than any other athlete, human or otherwise.