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TIL A moment was a medieval measurement of time and corresponded to 90 seconds.

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yVQxJ TIL Nicolas Cage convinced Laura Dern to take the Dr. Ellie Sattler role in Jurassic Park (h/t Jurassic Park: The Unknown Story on Reelz)
xwX0 TIL: Stephen King didn’t tell his kids bedtime stories; he made them tell him stories.
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