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TIL Jean-Claude Van Damme’s first screen credit is listed as “Gay Karate Man”.

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E1Vyx TIL: During the earliest period of Earth's existence, the Hadean Period, 4.6-4.0 billion years ago, the surface temperature was over 200°C but there were still liquid-water oceans because the atmospheric pressure was 27 times as strong as it is now, significantly raising the boiling point of water.
RPP1 TIL that many of the legendary scenes in Star Wars are not physical sets, but matte oil paintings.
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