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TIL that days before "Superman III" was going to start shooting, the director Richard Lester begged Christoper Reeves to return to his role as Superman, to save the movie from the producer's new choice for the role, Tony Danza.

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X6WD TIL that 40% of Palestinians support suicide bombings against civilians as long as its in “defense of islam”
rRBdd TIL: All 50 of the Fortune 50 are already using Artificial Intelligence at their Organizations.
e01GL TIL France banned short haul domestic flights where train alternative exists for environmental reasons. A flight from Paris to the same destination can be more than 70 times dirtier in terms of carbon emission than trains while saving few minutes.
jNm7p TIL the oil pipeline shutdown in the spring due to ransomware was by the owner - not the attackers. The ransomware affected Colonial's billing system and the owner decided to shut-off the oil so he wouldn't lose money.
NekQ TIL that in 1981, 19-year old Jeff Dalley died of a massive heart attack after achieving a high score in the Atari game Berzerk.