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TIL One of the Walter Reade Organization's publicity stunts was a $50,000 insurance policy against anyone dying from a heart attack while watching the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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9wrPr TIL that Audrey Hepburn's first starring role was 'Roman Holiday' (1953). Gregory Peck insisted that Hepburn's name appear before the film's title in a font as large as his: "You've got to change that because she'll be a big star and I'll look like a big jerk". Hepburn won an Oscar.
kOpWW TIL dogs and other animals can have heart attacks just like humans and it's important to know the symptoms to recognize them in your pet
Lkw5d TIL That while filming Tokyo Drift, they couldn't get a permit to film a scene. They filmed it anyway, and the studio hired a fall guy to claim to be the director and spend a night in jail.
yQdQ8 TIL: Lack of exposure to infections is a likely cause of cancer in children.
1kjV TIL in 1997 former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial.