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TIL that there was no script for the first Iron Man movie with Robert Downey Jr. Co-star Jeff Bridges claims that Downey and director Jon Favreau would improvise and create each day’s scenes.

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L07r TIL that Brigham Young’s son (and namesake) was a cross-dressing singer with a “convincing falsetto”.
j69kX TIL red lipstick has bugs in it
ZjXR TIL The Centralia mine fire is a coal seam fire that’s been burning underneath Centralia, PA since at least May 27, 1962; suspected to be from a trash burning that hit a coal strip in a cave. The fire burns at depths of up to 300 ft. over an 8 mile stretch and, as of 2015, continues to burn.
l7GkG TIl In 1988, Rob Lowe filmed himself having sex with a 16yo and it almost ruined his career
QJvb6 TIL before the 1400s, people in Korea primarily wrote using Classical Chinese alongside phonetic writing systems based on Chinese script. Due to the difficulty in learning Chinese characters, King Sejong created the Korean alphabet, Hangul to promote literacy among the common people.