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TIL: That the movie Philadelphia was shot in chronological order as Tom Hanks, playing a character with AIDS, had to gradually lose weight over the course of the film. It was also felt that this would help Hanks follow a clearer emotional trajectory.

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nened TIL that a "nickelodeon" was an early type of small movie theater that cost a nickel
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