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TIL Smokey and the Bandit was Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite movie

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rN7od TIL France's Saint-Pierre and Miquelon islands located near Newfoundland has its own airline and offers a once weekly flight between Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Paris. The runway in Saint Pierre is only 5,900 feet long, so the plane has to be weight restricted with maximum 100 passengers
78QNX TIL that the date of Easter every year is based on the Moon Cycle
1agY8 TIL Julie Andrews initially turned down the role of Mary Poppins because of her pregnancy. Walt Disney however insisted, saying "we'll wait for you".
mx8VP TIL in the first Rambo movie "First Blood", Rambo kills one person. In fact, the only death in the whole movie is an accident. In comparison, Rambo kills 76 in "First Blood II", 132 in "Rambo III", and 236 in "Rambo".
kJGP7 TIL over 70% of Irish men are hazardous drinkers according to the WHO's AUDIT-C screen tool