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TIL the director of the 1969 "Spider-Man" movie shot the wall-climbing scenes by turning the camera sideways.

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j6B9R TIL that Harry Shearer, famed voice actor of a slew of Simpsons characters including Mr Burns, Waylon Smithers, and Principal Skinner, had his first acting role in an Abbot and Costello film. He played a small role in Abbott and Costello Go To Mars (1953).
v1PLD TIL that rainforests are responsible for roughly one-third (28%) of the Earth’s oxygen but most (70%) of the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced by marine plants.
kJrmg TIL: People Use Wasp Spray “wasp dope” as a Drug
Y7kbP TIL that Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear appeared as a background dancer in Prince's "Raspberry Beret" music video. He was nearly sent home because he couldn't dance, but was allowed to stay because Prince liked his hair
N7rbN TIL Helium was first discovered in 1868 on the SUN. Astronomers at the time noticed a certain wavelength in sunlight which could not be produced by any known element at the time. It was thought that the gas was only present on the sun, thus was named after the Greek god Helios.