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TIL the famous “Funny how?” scene in Goodfellas wasn’t scripted. Joe Pesci improvised it based on a real mob encounter, and Scorsese had the cameras roll to capture the cast’s genuine reactions.

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KYGpE TIL in 1994, Unisys, the company holding a patent on the GIF, attempted to charge licensing fees for using GIFs. This sparked a backlash in the tech community, leading to the creation of the PNG format as a free alternative. Due to the outcry, Unisys ultimately abandoned its fee plans.
Brrnr TIL that there were giant apex predator otters roaming China millions of years ago.
4XZD6 TIL that the movie 'Salt of the Earth' which is based in a true story of a 15 month-long strike and it was blacklisted by Hollywood because the writer, the director and the producer were alleged members of the Communist party and the actress Rosaura Revueltas was deported for being in this movie,
rga4 TIL that mass distribution is a primary factor in sword quality, affecting both the location of pivot points and the vibration dampening nodes.
dDROj TIL that many “Exit” signs are not powered by electricity, but instead lit using Tritium gas, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen