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TIL the highest-grossing non-sequel film of 1992 was Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg. Plot: A lounge singer is forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program.

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x6Kro TIL the United States was slated to transition to the metric system, however, in 1793, the ship transporting the standardized meter and kilogram was seized by pirates and the measurements never arrived in the country...
x6KpD TIL when Rita Hayworth learned the atomic bomb that was scheduled to be tested at Bikini atoll would feature her likeness, she was offended. Her husband Orson Welles later recalled she was the angriest she had ever been thinking it was a publicity stunt orchestrated by the head of Columbia Pictures.
XExe8 TIL McDonald's had a policy against hiring women until later in the 1960's when franchisees objected. Ray Kroc still insisted that any women hired be "flat-chested" and not work the grill because it was considered to be too strenuous.
a86n9 TIL that the ancient Sumerian Gods' first attempt to create humans failed because they were too drunk. "Meanwhile in heaven, the gods were having a large, drunken banquet. They decided to create humans. The first race was made of clay, and weak in body and mind. At the time everyone was too drunk".
OGMA4 TIL that the senior men's England Rugby Union team has not only secured the most outright wins of the Six Nations and its predecessors, but also the most Grand Slams (undefeated tournament) and the most Triple Crowns (defeating all the other Home Nations)