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TIL That the 1981 film Roar, starring Tippi Hedren and an assorted cast of truly wild animals, was reported to have had over 100 injuries during its extended production, with Jan de Bont requiring 220 stitches to reattach his scalp. Budgeted at $17m it took $2m at the box office.

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Xxmk TIL in 1924, 14 bison were brought to an island off the coast of California for the filming of a movie, though the scenes with the bison did not make it into the final cut. Due to cost overruns, the film company decided to leave the bison on the island and now 150 of them live on the island.
apdZ TIL Cancer is the #1 cause of disease-related deaths in children. In 2010 the American Cancer Society only directed $0.01 (a penny) to childhood cancer research for every dollar of public support.
QJZrp TIL it is estimated around 400 doctors a year commit suicide due to the high demands of their field. Long hours, along with pre-existing mental illness, and constant doubts of inadequacy, are leading factors as to why physicians are among the highest risk to commit suicide out of any occupation.
ZLbQ TIL a Titanic survivor also survived the Brittanic sinking and the Olympic collision.
Z8Rgp TIL that the river Wanganui in New Zealand was the first river in the world to have legal personhood. The river Ganges followed shortly after.