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TIL Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted from a King James Bible in order to make a condensed version that included the philosophy of Christ the man, with no supernatural events included.

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xVoxg TIL that extras in films and TV shows are often ordered to repeat "Watermelon cantaloupe" or "Rhubarb rhubarb" over and over in order to imitate the murmur of a crowd in the background of the scene. The mouth movements to say these phrases are sufficient to give the illusion of real speech.
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