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TIL that when Vin Diesel made a cameo in “Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift”, in lieu of payment he demanded the rights to the Riddick character.

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e0vkL Til about spiderman : turn off the dark, a musical based on the 2002 film and the greek myth of arachne. It is the most expensive Broadway production in history, with a budget of $75 million. It received predominantly negative reviews, and closed production at a Massive financial loss.
7r1rO TIL in the Czech Republic there are remains of huts made from mammoth bones
E1xr7 TIL The McDonnell Douglas F-15 can reach 30,000 ft (9,100m) in 60 seconds and has a thrust-to-weight ratio that allows the aircraft to accelerate while flying straight up. It is also the only aircraft to ever shoot down a satellite orbiting in space.
M1G0 TIL that Arthur Ganson built a kinetic sculpture of connected gears called “Machine with Concrete.” The 1st gear turns at 200 rpm and the last gear is stuck in concrete. It can still run because each gear set reduces the turning speed, meaning that the last gear only revolves every 2 trillion years.
wvo8 TIL the dots that you see floating around while looking at the sky are your white blood cells.