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TIL that one of Steven Spielberg's first movies cost $500 to make and was shown at a local cinema. 500 people came to the movie and it is thought that one accidentally paid 2 dollars (tickets cost 1 dollar), gaining Spielberg a total of $1 dollar from the film.

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