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TIL Leonard Nimoy directed Three Men and a Baby

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7rXEX TIL: Weezer's video for Buddy Holly, done as an episode of Happy Days, used no digital effects; only "clever camera effects and editing".
awaRL TIL About Ivaylo of Bulgaria, a peasant who incited and lead a revolt, defeated a mongol army, personally killed the Tsar on the battlefield, and became Tsar of Bulgaria.
a8njN TIL the series "Schoolhouse Rock!" was the idea of an ad executive who noticed his young son was struggling with learning multiplication tables, yet had no problem memorizing lyrics. He asked Bob Dourough to set them to music. This ended up becoming the song "Three is a magic number".
gOlX TIL that in 2002 a retired Marine Corps General defeated an entire US Naval fleet in a simulated wargame by using old methods like motorcycles and light signals.
5YkJp TIL the actor who played Uncle Lewis in Christmas Vacation (William Hickey) was only 61 years old when the movie was filmed