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TIL During the filming of a Breaking Bad episode, the introduction of Wendy the prostitute was briefly interrupted when a non-actor attempted to pick up actress Julia Minesci, mistaking her for a prostitute.

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G6GJ TIL of Afghanistan’s national sport, Buzkashi, which involves riding around on horseback attempting to get a goat carcass into a goal, and can often last several days
RaE8 TIL that Nicholas Cage received an Oscar nomination for his role in Adaptation in 2002 after director Spike Jonze told him to “ignore all of his acting instincts”
9YgYm TIL Rolls Royce uses the leather of 15 to 18 Bulls per car, raised in cold climates to prevent marks from insect bites. Cows aren't used because they might have stretch marks from pregnancies.
yQApJ TIL Bill Miner, an American bank robber from the early 1900's, is reputed to have been the originator of the phrase "Hands up!"
wLpyM TIL an Ohio company including a physicist & biomimicry expert is developing a football helmet liner based on the shock-absorbing pelt of hedgehog quills. They've mimicked the structure of a hedgehog quill with a polymer which lets it bend but not break & mimicked the spacing & angle of each quill.