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TIL there are 14 Land Before Time movies spanning 28 years

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5Ye1Q TIL Anthony Hopkins, when asked what he loves best about making movies, answered: "I love the hour in makeup. It gives you time to think and have a cup of coffee. It's my favorite part of the day. Having somebody dab things on your face, I love that. Then you go out and say things and they pay you."
epmM6 TIL that "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (AKA Twas The Night Before Christmas) was first published on this date 200 years ago.
peoO TIL a Chinese prostitute became a pirate with a fleet of 18,000 men, defeating the Chinese, British and Portuguese Navies before retiring to run a brothel and gambling den!
9YxBB TIL Irv Gordon of Long Island, NY. has put more miles on his car than any other person ever. His 1966 Volvo P1800 currently has over 3 million miles and counting.
jN0EM TIL Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was given an open casket despite having a mutilated body and the Soviet government only being able to recover a chipped heal bone because it was his last wish and a way to send a message to the government officials who had forced his flight in a dangerous craft.