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TIL green screens are green because it doesn’t match any natural skin tone of the actor so no part of them will be accidentally edited out.

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DQvyj TIL of Brent Hershman, a second-assistant cameraman on the 1997 movie “Pleasantville” - who died in a car accident after working 19 hours on the film’s set. His death sparked industry-wide demands for shorter workdays and inspired a 2006 documentary by filmmaker Haskell Wexler.
D1xLJ TIL That if you've ever worked for the CIA you are forbidden from ever working for the Peace Corps. There's only a 10 year ban if you worked for any of the other U.S. intelligence departments.
4kOnJ TIL killer whales, short-finned pilot whales, and humans are the only species known to go through menopause.
R7r57 TIL of Janet Cooke, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for the story of a heroin-addicted four-year old. It was later discovered that the entire story was fabricated, and the award was rescinded.
6Eymm TIL the origin of the expression "The whole 9 yards" is unknown. It may have referred to: the length of pieces of fabric/garments, WWII aircraft machine gun belts, Football, OR ritual disembowelment