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TIL the HP Lovecraft novella “At the Mountains of Madness” was planned to be adapted into a film directed by Guillermo del Toro, produced by James Cameron, but it has not been greenlit since 2011 due to Universal Studios wanting it to be a PG-13-rated film instead of R-rated.

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DN9j TIL After the ‘Soup Nazi’ episode aired, Seinfeld visited the man it was based off, Ali Yeganeh, who got angry. Seinfeld responded with “the most insincere, sarcastic apology ever given.” Then, Yeganeh bellowed “No Soup for You!” and ejected them from his restaurant.
nWnwG TIL crew resource management (CRM) is crucial training for teams that make important decisions. It teaches communication, leadership, and decision making. It has dramatically improved aviation safety by reducing human error. For example: encouraging pilots to question their captain.
QNPB9 TIL Las Vegas considered replacing Fremont Street with a canal
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wLLO7 TIL that Gandhi supported an Islamic caliphate movement in India when Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished in 1924 by Atatürk