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TIL Japan is comprised of 6,852 islands…

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0eeR TIL in “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” the time machine was to be a 1969 Chevrolet van. The idea was abandoned because it was too similar to the DeLorean used in “Back to the Future”. A telephone booth was eventually used despite it’s similarities to “Dr. Who”.
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