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TIL that uppon its release, “The Shining” was nominated for The Razzies including worst actress for Shelley Duvall and worst director for Stanley Kubrick

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wL77o TIL that California’s Death Valley contains the lowest point in North America — a surreal landscape of vast salt flats. The basin sits 282 feet (86 m) below sea level where a temporary lake may form after heavy rainstorms.
kOgmW TIL Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale was reluctant to include original footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly for the Blu-Ray set because "We didn't want to make Eric feel bad". Stoltz shot for five weeks in the lead role before Michael J. Fox was picked instead
Qeke TIL in 1981 a man named Roger Fischer had an idea for a volunteer to have ICBM launch codes put in their chest cavity. In the event of an emergency, the volunteer would carry a knife to be killed with. It was meant to force the personal killing of one man to start the impersonal killing of millions.
Y6Mx TIL Queen Victoria was prescribed cannabis for her menstrual cramps
awjX9 TIL that lions are a species that mate very often through the course of four days, resulting in an average of 50 copulations per day.