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TIL Games of Thrones’ original pilot was a flop and never aired (probably never will). There was major reshoots, Director replacement and cast changes including Emilia Clarke replacing Tamzin Merchant as Daenerys Targaryen.

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awNn9 TIL Billionaire Howard Hughes was badly injured in a plane crash in 1946. Unsatisfied with his hospital bed, Hughes had a team of engineers design a custom bed comprised of six sections, operated by 30 electric motors with push-button adjustments- this became a prototype for the modern hospital bed.
Z8AXQ TIL depression makes a person see the world in more shades of gray, than a non-depressed person
yVnkw TIL that the actress who played "the Unknown" in Willy's chocolate experience was asked by London Dungeons to reprise her role at their attraction.
neVgo TIL that not only is Jar Jar Binks one of the most hated characters in the Star Wars franchise, but he is also one of the most hated characters in the history of film.
Z5j4 TIL that Rick Gibson, a Canadian artist, displayed earrings made out of a pair of freeze-dried human fetuses at an exhibition in London. The sculpture was seized by police and the incident resulted in his expulsion from Goldsmith’s College in 1987.