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TIL Gene Wilder agreed to play Willy Wonka only if he could limp out of the factory and then somersault when he meets the children.

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vPmDK TIL that certain fish can induce hallucinogenic effects similar to Lysergic acid when consumed, with effects lasting several days.
vPEj4 TIL Jim Carrey was trained by a specialist that trained CIA operatives to endure torture. While working on The Grinch, he wanted to quit because of the 8 hours of the heavy make up prep, but the producer hired the specialist and Carrey was able to go through the make up process 100 times.
LkxaV TIL Two nuclear weapons lay on the Arctic seabed inside a sunken submarine.
epwAg TIL there is one bull that is widely considered to be the hardest bull to ride in the history of professional bull riding, as well as the most dangerous. His name was Bodacious.
Br7KW TIL That in the 1990s Namco was granted a general patent for providing an auxiliary game (like Galaxian) during a loading screen, meaning that kids across the planet have spent millions of combined hours staring at loading screens thanks to Namco