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TIL that Elephants have been known to mimic human speech

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wLjDY TIL While filming Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg called Robin Williams to do stand up over the phone for 15 minutes everyday to cheer him up. Also, some of Williams material ended up as dialog for his role in Aladdin as the Genie.
aVvy TIL that when Stan Lee was writing the second issue of Spider-Man, he accidentally called Spider-Man Peter Palmer, instead of his real name Peter Parker. The mistake was never noticed, and the comic was still shipped out.
OGeaX TIL George Miller conceived the film Mad Max:Fury Road in 1987, but it was in development hell for many years. He decided to pursue the film again in 2007, after the release of the animated comedy Happy Feet.
9MEG TIL that in a UC Berkeley study, where a game of Monopoly was rigged so that one player started with twice the money, the advantaged player tended to contribute their inevitable victory to the decisions they made in the game rather than their initial advantage.
XQLj TIL that human teeth are evolving to be smaller