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TIL that photos from the 1950's to the 1980's faded because of the switch to wood-based paper.

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R7ZO9 TIL that there is a character named Jaglom Shrek in Star Trek: TNG Season 6 episode 19, and the episode was made after the childrens book that the ogre Shrek comes from. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/shrek/ (i can't put both links in)
Rvb9 TIL McDonald’s offers product placement rewards to rap artists who mention the Big Mac in their songs.
vWNx TIL Optimus Prime has died more than 25 times in the last 30 years across comics, cartoons, movies, and video-games. It has become a running joke among Transformer fans.
5NJP TIL that for filming of 28 Days Later, rather than film in a studio or use CGI, shots of abandoned streets of London were filmed just after dawn on location.
v1RE8 TIL that Lebron James refuses to pay for apps or music and only uses his phone when he's on wifi