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TIL about the untold story behind Harrison Ford's deleted cameo in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Spielberg cut the scene as it didn’t add much, and Ford’s presence seemed more of a distraction. It now only exists as a blurry YouTube video and in fragments on making-of featurettes

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16V7X TIL the vast majority of people lose their virginity between the age of 17 and 20.
VBVdQ TIL: Not only is there a percent (%) and a per mille (‰), but there's also a permyriad (‱) for smaller ratios/changes
xV5Ao TIL that the Austrian Embassy in London has been at 18 Belgrave Square since 1866. It is the only Austrian embassy still in place since the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
8Y9G TIL Hitler sanctioned the construction of a six-wheeled 3,000hp Porsche intended to break the land speed record. It was 27ft long and made its power from a 44.5 liter V12
rRwlx TIL during the Spanish Civil War the anarchist militias had no rank system, no hierarchy, no salutes, and military leaders were elected by the troops