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TIL that most of the tree is literally dead wood.

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0dPOM TIL the first actor to ever earn a $1 million salary for a single film is Elizabeth Taylor for Cleopatra (1963). She also secured 10% of the gross profits & add-ons if the filming ran over, which it did. In total, she earned around $7 million for the movie ($69 million in 2023 money).
J1Jvm TIL Barbara Bagley sued herself for the wrongful death of her husband. The district court dismissed the complaint, concluded that a person cannot simultaneously act as plaintiff and defendant in a wrongful death or survival action suit.
MeYWB TIL Tencent also produces movies
0dN4M TIL the famous silent film Nosferatu (1922) was given an unauthorized rerelease with sound in 1930 that used previously unreleased footage. This version survives today, albeit without sound, but has never been released on home video.
Kl09 TIL Chuck Norris was the first Westerner in documented Tae Kwon Do history to be awarded the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt Grand Master, which he received in 1990.