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TIL that only 7 men have lived to see their millionth hour, though more than 100 women have done so

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D1JMv TIL that R2-D2 and C-3PO appear as hieroglyphics in the backround of scenes in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
ndWP TIL that the pyramids were built not by slaves, but by well–fed, skilled laborers, who were given proper housing and living quarters.
xVKe5 TIL that David Hahn, the "Radioactive Boy Scout" was arrested in 2007 when someone saw him stealing a smoke detector. A search of his apartment found 16 more. Smoke detectors were one of the items he used to get the radioactive material to build the breeder reactor in his mom's shed in 1994.
LndV TIL The Three Stooges, during their 23 years with Colombia Pictures, were chronically underpaid and never received a pay increase, because the head of the studio convinced them that they were unpopular with audiences.
Og5Y TIL Jack Nicholson worked for animation legends Williams Hanna and Joseph Barbera. He was talented enough to be offered a spot as a staff animator, but declined in favor of acting.