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TIL that Jeff Goldblums distinctive delivery of dialogue—usually a melodic kind of stammering peppered with “uhs” and pregnant pauses—began while filming 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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9wkrD TIL that the civilian ship pilot in Dunkirk is based off a real person - Charles Lightoller, the second officer of the Titanic who sailed his own ship to save 127 servicemen at Dunkirk
KOEAR TIL that Dinner was once the main meal of the day, served around one or two in the afternoon, while 'supper' was a much lighter meal, or even just a snack, eaten around sundown.
d8Za8 TIL tug-of-war used to be an Olympic sport. In the 1912 Olympics in Sweden, the host nation took gold, Great Britain took silver, and no one won bronze because only two teams showed up.
n7Gb TIL Pablo Picasso would often make a sketch on his checks before signing them, knowing no one would cash them since they were now worth more than the face value of the check.