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TIL that during the space race, Stanley Kubrick was so worried that humans would soon make first contact with aliens that he tried to buy an insurance policy for 2001: A Space Odyssey in case audiences found his depiction of aliens ridiculous.

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XAp8 TIL One of Bill Clinton’s first jobs out of law school was working for the Dallas office of the 1972 George McGovern Campaign. He worked with Ron Kirk, Anne Richards, and Steven Spielberg; who went on to become Mayor of Dallas, Governor of Texas, and Steven Spielberg, respectively.
PYNeJ TIL that USA not only refused to pay reparations to Vietnam but also asked them to return the money "South Vietnam borrowed".
a8Vo0 TIL that limelight is a type of lighting once used for stages. Intense illumination is created when a flame fed by oxygen and hydrogen is directed at a cylinder of quicklime. Long since replaced by electric lighting, the term has survived; someone in the public eye is said to be "in the limelight."
YpOPG TIL Maine law allows hunters to use others' private property without permission, which has lead to several deaths of people shot on their own land who hunters have mistaken for dear.
958Q TIL Kansas court says sperm donor must pay child support