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TIL that Carl Sagan and the 14th Dalai Lama had a 35 hour communication captured on film.

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LQgBP TIL of Harvester, a 1996 video game known to be one of the most violent and disturbing video games made, with Germany even banning it. Developed in 1994, it was released two years later due to how long it took to code the game.
Vv60 TIL the iconic photo of Muhammed Ali standing over Sonny Liston, taken 51 years ago today by a 22-year-old Neil Liefer, was only made possible because Leifer was kicked from his preferred ringside spot by a more senior photographer. That photographer is now immortalized between Ali’s legs.
v1Y1D TIL that actor Geoffrey Rush was cast for The King's Speech after reading the script which was hand delivered to his home, against industry practices. The production manager later received a four-page email from Rush's agent, berating him for the breach of etiquette, but said that Rush likes it.
J1Q1l TIL the largest funeral home and cemetery owner is a publicly traded company that made over $4 billion in revenue in 2022
be50 TIL that minutes after John Lennon was shot, Howard Cosell fought fellow commentator Frank Gifford to interrupt ABC’s Monday Night Football and announce the news to their live TV audience.