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TIL that Mike Myers turned down Liar Liar to do Austin Powers, and Jim Carrey turned down Austin Powers to do Liar Liar

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BgEbD TIL how one Japanese artist spent six months trekking 3000 miles through Japan with a GPS tracker to spell out ‘Marry Me’ across islands
pYRkb TIL Canadian vocalist Rory Dodd did the voiceover for the original Hungry Hungry Hippos commercial and sang the 'Turn around bright eyes' parts in Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.
OGJYL TIL that in 2001 Major League Baseball successfully voted to eliminate two of their teams, the Twins and Expos. The plan fell through after the Twins were legally obligated to honor their stadium lease and the Expos were purchased by MLB and moved to Washington DC
1aX9P TIL the first attempt at a Thomas the Tank Engine TV series came as a live broadcast. The show was a disaster, with the model trains jerking around until a train derailed, and a crew member's hand visibly put it back on track. This caused so much embarrassment that the show was immediately cancelled
MeawB TIL a Bible museum in Ohio saved money on its displays by using a discarded Tom Cruise wax figure as Jesus.