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TIL all the roles in ‘Alien’ were written as unisex, able to be portrayed as male or female. Ripley only became a woman when Weaver was cast.

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KOnxJ TIL that king George I once organized a concert on the river Thames. He hired G. F. Handel and the result was 'water music', a collection of 3 suites. It was played by 50 performers sailing from Whitehall to Chelsea on a barge. The king liked the composition so much that he asked for 3 encores.
j6jMn TIL that the Italian mafia's scammed people with counterfeit olive oil. It's lucrative but less risky than smuggling drugs.
x6AnD TIL that Ireland offers tax exemptions or reductions to writers, artists, composers, painters, and other cultural contributors. It's a recognition of their valuable contribution to culture.
VBX84 TIL the role of King's Champion exists in the UK. In early years their role was to answer challenges to rightful rule of the Sovereign during the Coronation.
NXZle TIL HBO cancelled Game of Thrones spin-off Bloodmoon in 2019 after spending $30 million on its pilot. HBO's content chief explained that it was a hard project because George RR Martin had only written about 8 lines of text for the era the show was set in, so a lot more invention was required.