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TIL Kevin Smith announced he will donate all his dividends from Weinstein-Made films to the non-profit 'Women In Film'

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XEOL6 TIL Hugh Jackman took a pay cut to ensure "Logan" would be rated R. Since 'R-rated' films typically limit the overall audience that can attend, Jackman's reduced salary brought the budget down to an acceptable place to warrant an R rating.
N96Q TIL: In 1985, Weird Al predicted that Luke Skywalker would be coming back in the new series - In his song Yoda.. “But I know that I’ll be coming back some day I’ll be playing this part ‘till I’m old and gray The long-term contract I had to sign Says I’ll be making these movies till the end of time”
xVG75 TIL modern day numerals and Algebra were introduced by Fibonacci from a mathematical treatise in currently 'lost' library in Baghdad that dates back to 13th century.
DbPP TIL forgetting to put a washer on before a nut caused a plane to explode
awvnN TIL that Joker was intended to be killed off in his second appearance after his debut in Batman #1 (1940). But the decision was hastily withdrawn and Joker went on to become one of the greatest comic book villains and a pop-culture icon.