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TIL That "Alright, alright, alright!" Were the First Words Matthew McConaughey Said on Film

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ZpwLY TIL the director of the French Connection paid an official at the New York Transit Authority a $40,000 bribe to overlook the rules and allow the famous chase sequence to be filmed.
7BDL TIL that young Greek hoplites (citizen soldiers) had to dress in heavy armor and run a foot race of 1,300 ft in the Olympics. This was done to develop the battlefield tactic of rushing to the Persian lines in rapid pace so as to counter their archers.
l7Ema TIL no Star Wars movie since Return of the Jedi has won an Oscar despite 20 further nominations
QDKM TIL that the town of Boring, Oregon has ‘paired up’ with the town of Dull, Scotland to promote tourism in both places.
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