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TIL the first actor for the alcoholic Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles lost the role because he was an alcoholic

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9w6kr TIL that the largest territorial claim in antarctica is made by Australia, totalling an area of 5,896,500 km2
XEBrR TIL Final Fantasy 7 was originally going to be set in New York City in 1999. It partially resembled the final story, the main characters were still part of an organization trying to destroy Mako reactors but they were pursued by a hot-blooded detective named Joe and eventually blew up the city.
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