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TIL that Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, (aka Burt Young) most recognized by his appearance in the Rocky movies was a boxer in the military only losing 2 matches out of 34.

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ZjVG TIL when the US Navy refused to cooperate during the filming of the movie Crimson Tide, filmmakers waited outside Pearl Harbor for a submarine to head to sea and chased it with a boat and helicopter to get the shot of it submerging.
BgvKD TIL the lowest grossing film ever made $30 on a $2 million budget
YplPx TIL That a picture was taken of the Iceberg that sunk the Titanic. A different liner found it nearby, and unaware of the Titanic’s fate, was surprised by the smear of red paint.
kOW8B TIL Carrol Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird for 46 years, was in talks to fly on the Challenger mission to orbit the Earth as Big Bird. The plans fell through, and the shuttle infamously blew up shortly after takeoff.
kJ4aW TIL: According to Guinness World Records, PATH, a mostly underground pedestrian walkway network in downtown Toronto, is the largest underground shopping complex in the world. PATH spans more than 30 kilometres of restaurants, shopping, services and entertainment.