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TIL the Top Gun producers originally slated Toto to perform “Danger Zone”, but they couldn’t due to legal conflicts. Bryan Adams refused because he felt the movie glorified war. REO Speedwagon wouldn’t unless they could write other songs for the soundtrack. Finally they settled on Kenny Loggins.

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Wkv74 TIL of the "Tumi" scalpel, believed to be the oldest surgical instrument to exist (8000 BC). It was used for trepanation, the art of drilling a hole into the skull. By opening the skull, tribes believed that it would allow the demons that caused headaches, melancholy or epilepsy to escape the body.
mrwR TIL that Louisiana actually isn’t the most French speaking state. According to the 2013 Census, 5.28% of Maine households are French speaking, compared to 4.68% in Louisiana.
x6Xao TIL in the movie Arachnophobia, the largest spider was a bird-eating spider they named Big Bob, after Robert Zemekis. Big Bob was adopted by a crew member named Jamie Hyneman, who went on to host Mythbusters. The little ones were controlled using a hairdryer and lemon pledge spray.
N7b68 TIL Many psychology experts believe the darkness in fairy tales actually helps children learn to cope with terrible things in the real world. As an example the Beauty and the Beast involves the exposure to ugly danger, the monster, and the triumph over evil, and then finding of the good in the evil!
9Rd6 TIL that Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh, provided unfailing financial and emotional support to his brother and was instrumental in popularizing works by Monet and Degas.