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YpWOB TIL Korea's Royal Palace was burnt down during the 1592 Japanese invasions and left in ruins for over 250 years. It was rebuilt in the 1860s but later destroyed by Japan to build the colonial government building in its place. As of now, work has been ongoing for over 4 decades to restore the site.
78OjL TIL In X-Men First Class, 2011. Hugh Jackman used 8 takes to try to get his line just right. The line was originally, "fuck off" but on the 8th take Jackman improvised by saying, "go fuck yourself", which became the line used in the film and also gave a genuine reaction from McAvoy and Fassbender.
neEVP TIL that MRI of dogs revealed that dogs prioritize the smell of their owners above anything as dog owners' aroma causes an activation activation in the "reward center" of their brains, called the caudate nucleus.
4XB4w TIL that in the 1964 movie A Distant Trumpet, many of the Navajo Native America went off script and would joke around in their language. No one bothered to translate what they said until the 2009 documentary Reel Injun did just that.
K71a TIL Jimi Hendrix was once invited to play with Cream alongside Eric Clapton. In the middle of the show, Clapton walked off stage. He was found in the back shaking angrily and smoking a cigarette. When asked what was wrong, he simply replied, “You never told me he was that fucking good.”