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yVvVl TIL Cameron Diaz was originally cast as Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat (1995). Unfortunately, she injured her wrist during martial arts training and dropped out. She was replaced by Bridgette Wilson.
BrvvW TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary
Oo4KR TIL in 1998 Mila Kunis was cast in the FOX sitcom That '70s Show. All who auditioned were required to be at least 18 years old; Kunis, who was 14 at the time, told the casting directors she would be 18 but did not say when. She played in all 200 episodes of the show.
KYonJ TIL the US Department of Agriculture published guidance on how to dispose of horses with explosives [PDF]
BPZx TIL During a 2001 Seattle earthquake, a floral image was drawn in sand by a pendulum. Researchers believed it was formed by the initial 6.8 magnitude tremor & the outer lines were etched during the aftershock. They were going to make a mold of the pattern but a 3-year-old accidentally kicked it over