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TIL “Pretty Woman” was originally titled “$3,000” and was a cynical, depressing tale of a junkie prostitute and the rich jerk she spends a week with. In the end, the rich guy throws her out of the limo, and tosses the money down on the street. She yells, “Go to hell! I hate you! I hate your money!”

oBmZA TIL that the Titanic was hauling over 3000 mail sacks during its maiden voyage. When it began to flood, the five postal clerks on board tried to save as much mail as they could by hauling the sacks on deck. All five of the postal clerks died in the sinking.
Q7gp TIL Mexican General Santa Anna had an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg. Ironically, soon after the funeral, his new prosthetic leg was seized by Americans as a war trophy and is still on display at the Illinois State Military Museum.
X0En6 TIL the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it an R.
D1Q5e A lion’s mane will change color in accordance with its nutrition level and overall well-being; a male lion with a darker mane tends to be healthier and have higher testosterone levels. As a result, lionesses find lions with darker manes more attractive.
jD1N TIL Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose recorded himself having sex with the drummer Steven Adlers girlfriend and put it on a mix on a song for the bands album. Steven later “freaked out” when he found out.