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X04EQ TIL: Grapefruits were invented in 1693. A man named Captain Shaddock shipped some pomelo seeds to the West Indies, he planted seeds next to some orange trees. After some cross pollination, the grapefruit was born.
ANVMd TIL that Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine in X-Men (2000). However, the filming of Mission: Impossible 2 went longer than expected, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman.
b1PQ TIL @ 2009 with movies like “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”, “Legally Blonde” and stars like Paris Hilton, California animal shelters were overpopulated with Chihuahuas. Several rescue organizations took these Chihuahua, flew them to cities in the East Coast where there was a Chihuahua deficit.
6Nr8 TIL Yul Brynner had a TV ad after he died: “Now that I’m gone, I tell you: Don’t smoke. Whatever you do, just don’t smoke”
BL7r TIL Waldo from the popular “Where’s Waldo?” children’s books consistently appears in predictable locations on each illustration. Taking advantage of this fact, you can find Waldo in under 10 seconds on almost every illustration.