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TIL that “Tonto” the name of the Lone Ranger’s Indian sidekick, means “fool” in Spanish.

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aKXL TIL that in the German version of Die Hard, the villain Hans Gruber is rewritten to be Irish, not German, and renamed Jack Gruber
8kbP TIL that there was a real white whale who attacked whalers who was the inspiration for “Moby Dick”.
awyoJ TIL Dame Helen Mirren's father was a Russian aristocrat stranded by the Bolshevik revolution and ended up driving a cab in London to pay the rent.
OvlY TIL that the developers of ‘Star Trek’(2009) hosted a screening in Austin publicized as that of 'The Wrath of Khan’. A few minutes into Khan, the film appeared to melt and Leonard Nimoy appeared on stage with the hosts, asking the audience, “wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?” before a preview.
dDp5d TIL the US did not have an official national anthem until 1931. Many songs were used, including the SSB.