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TIL Quentin Tarantino played an Elvis impersonator in an episode of The Golden Girls and used his pay (about $3600) to help finance Reservoir Dogs.

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vVYx Today I learned When Mel Blanc (Voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety and 100’s of others) was in a coma the doctors asked him, “Bugs, can you hear me?” and he replied, “What’s up Doc?” in Bugs’ voice.
m5x TIL a Mars colonization project planned for 2023 will be funded by creating a reality TV show.
ADPg7 TIL that E. B. White, author of "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little," co-authored a spoof of sex manuals with James Thurber titled "Is Sex Necessary?"
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