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TIL it’s a common misconception that PG-13 films are only allowed one “F-bomb,” and that 2 or more make it R. This isn’t true, as a movie with multiple uses of the word can still be PG-13 if the board votes that way with a 2/3 majority. (See page 8, top)

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WkgBN TIL Floyd Paxton was eating complimentary nuts and realized he didn’t have a way to close them if he wanted to save some for later. As a solution, he took out a pen knife and hand-carved the first bread clip out of a credit card. His company, Kwik Lok, produces billions of bread closures a year.
xVnno TIL Jim Carrey was the first actor to have three films go straight to number one in the same year. The year was 1994, and the films were The Mask, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and Dumb and Dumber.
5YN0Q TIL Snoop Dog wrote a cook book that has very good reviews.
Y5mG TIL in 1992 a Russian submarine attempted to surface, and ran directly into the bottom of the hull of an American submarine, who was spying on their ports.
wbZE TIL there are 54 tanks of liquid nitrogen unprotected on the streets of New York. They are used to cool underground cables and have to be replaced every 3 days. Despite being knocked over by cars, no tanks have exploded and there have been no major leaks.