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TIL James Cameron earned $350 million from Avatar (2009) which is the biggest financial haul ever for a movie director from a single film.

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rRZD4 TIL of Toystory the Bull. Known for his "testicular fortitude," he produced over 2.4 million units of semen in his lifetime and (through artificial insemination) fathered roughly 500,000 offspring.
QJx9M TIL that doctors in the United States are no longer required to take the Hippocratic oath and many instead take an alternative oath called the "Lasagna Oath" which emphasises a holistic and compassionate approach to medicine.
OGJg6 TIL about Steel, a 1997 movie featuring Shaquille O'Neal as the armor-clad vigilante "Steel" from DC Comics. The film bombed at the box office, setting the record for biggest sophomore weekend drop for any superhero film.
6EW9J TIL King Richard III's remains were discovered beneath a parking lot and, coincidentally, beneath a parking space marked with an "R" to indicate a reserved space.
oRlRK TIL that the first American flag was NOT designed by Bob Heft, a high school student in 1958.