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TIL Edward Neumeier turned down a promotion to Vice-President at Universal Pictures so he could finish the RoboCop screenplay with Michael Miner

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nWXlP TIL that the UK Tax code has over 10 million words and is about 12 times the length of the Complete Works of Shakespeare (880,000 words) or nine times the length of all the Harry Potter books combined (1.1 million words).
bdd4 TIL after the first 4 episodes of Seinfeld aired in the summer of 1990, NBC took a leap of faith and ordered 13 more. Larry David said, “I don’t have any more stories to tell, Jerry turn the order down.” Jerry didn’t listen and said “Yes” to the pickup.
b6BNE TIL spiders will often eat their own webs in order to recoup some of the energy used in spinning them.
YpDwx TIL that NFL stadiums pour fabric softener over all the turf on the field so static electricity doesn't make the turf stick to the jerseys, pants, cleats, etc.
ADKXB TIL of a family that lived in Kentucky know as the Blue People of Kentucky. This family is notable for carrying a rare genetic trait that leads to the disease methemoglobinemia, which gives the affected person blue-tinted skin.