› added 1 day ago

6

TIL that in the filming of Troy's Fencing Duel Scene Brad Pitt had to give $750 to Eric Bana. This was because of a bet they made where each had to pay for if they made an unscripted swing during the 6 day shoot. It was $50 for love taps and $100 for big hits.

Read more looper.com

via reddit.com

QrPd TIL While Lucas was filming in Tunisia, the Libyan government became worried about a military vehicle parked near the border. The Tunisian government, receiving threats of military mobilization, politely asked Lucas to move his Sandcrawler away from the border.
Bkyk TIL of thundersnow, which is exactly what it sounds like: a rare type of thunderstorm where it snows instead of rains. They come with heavy snow, poor visibility, strong winds, and lightning more destructive than a typical thunderstorm.
XE71Q TIL that on a small field outside of the town of Cromwell in the South Island of New Zealand is a beetle called the Cromwell Chafer (Prodontria lewisi). The beetle is found nowhere else on the planet. The entire species can be found on a 81 hectare nature reserve.
OoEA4 TIL The financial industry is rushing to embrace artificial intelligence to help in areas including trading, investing and automating interactions with customers. Most banks are at least piloting AI in equity research, but with varying degrees of commercial success at this point
XLNP TIL The Louisiana state bar exam is 22.5 hours long