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TIL that the girl in the red coat from Schindler’s List was told by Spielberg to not watch the film until she was 18. She watched it at 11 and was traumatized. She watched it again at 18 and understood “Spielberg was right: I had to grow up to watch the film.”

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7rn9p TIL that the character Butters was inspired by South Park staff member Eric Stough, a close friend of Trey Parker. Because of his “geeky” tendency to avoid offending others, something the pair found annoying, Matt Stone would refer to him as “little buddy” eventually shortening it to “Butters.”
WkDyY TIL Earth has a planetary protection officer, who is responsible for keeping invasive extraterrestrial species at bay
mxEWp TIL that, the father of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, was a vice president of ENRON, another company that committed fraud.
GAY7N TIL It sometimes snows in the Sahara Desert; even as recently as January 2022
x6Z7 TIL Just after WWII, multiple short wave radio stations located around the world appeared. These stations transmit letters and numbers, presumably to spies and still operate today.