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TIL David Bowie expressed interest in the role of Elrond, but Peter Jackson stated "To have a famous , beloved character and a famous star colliding is slightly uncomfortable."

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gMnE4 TIL a 39 story building in Seoul was evacuated after tremors were felt on the top floors. Instead of an earthquake, it was found that an exercise class on the 12th floor was playing Snap!'s "The Power", which happened to match the building's resonant frequency and caused it to violently shake.
yQg9V TIL Pharma Bro Martin Skrelli's $2mil Wu Tang album was seized by US Federal Courts following his fraud conviction
9YW1r TIL actress Glynis Johns originally thought she was being offered the role of Mary Poppins. To soften the blow of telling her she was being cast as Mrs. Banks, Walt Disney announced she'd get her own song, then quickly called the film's songwriters, who adapted a deleted song into Sister Suffragette
PYj6G TIL: The “Panera Bread” name does not exist in St. Louis. There it is still called by its original name - the St. Louis Bread Co.
4XYXg TIL that Oskar Schindler abandoned his wife after going bankrupt and returned to Germany, leaving her in Argentina. They never saw each other again in the 20 years before his death, though they remained married. The final scene of Schindler's List was her first time ever seeing his grave.