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TIL Bruce Dern is one of the few actors to have killed John Wayne on screen (The Cowboys.) He received some death threats from loyal fans, soon after.

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Mexm7 TIL Hitler practiced for speeches by taking photos of himself making speeches. Hitler was so obsessed with his image that he had photographer Heinrich Hoffman take photos of him making speeches. Despite being told to destroy the photos, Hoffman did not and included them in his memoir instead.
ne7r7 TIL that up until 2017 the Swiss Air Force operates only on weekdays from 8am to 6pm. They now work weekends but are still limited to office hours.
eBAE TIL The snow used for the maze in the climactic scene of ‘The Shining’ was made from 900 tons of salt and Styrofoam. The snow was also used for the Hoth scenes in 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back’, which was filmed in the same studio later that year.
wLMd6 TIL The close-up shots in cartoons that detail how gross something is about a situation or character is called dubbbed, gross-ups, specificity in the Ren and Stimpy cartoon.
5DvP TIL Tesla is a company that makes electric cars.