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TIL Nic Cage hired an alcoholic to follow him around so he could emulate his behaviour for Leaving Las Vegas.

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bW74 TIL Stanley Kubrick considered both Robert De Niro and Robin Williams for the lead role of Jack Torrance in The Shining. Kubrick didn’t think De Niro would suit the part as he deemed De Niro not psychotic enough. He deemed Williams too psychotic for the role.
wWL1 TIL No studies have found MSG unsafe for consumption, and hundreds of studies have found it perfectly safe. Likewise, MSG’s common reputation as unsafe mostly stems from one person’s unverified complaints and speculation, and the substance has been considered safe by the USDA for 58 years.
v11Er TIL Dr. Ruth, the famous sex therapist, was a trained sniper with the Israeli Defence Force.
mV0M TIL the brother of Star Wars actor, Ewan McGregor is a pilot of the British RAF, and goes by the call-sign ‘Obi Two’.
nejMb TIL There is a giant abandoned church that looks like a chicken in Indonesia