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TIL: "Weird Al" Yankovic has a Billboard top-10 song. "White and Nerdy" peaked at number 9 on the Hot 100

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Z8aB4 TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins is renowned for his preparation of roles, sometimes memorising a script more than 200 times. In the movie Amistad, he memorised a seven page courtroom speech and recited it in one go. Because of this, Steven Spielberg insisted on calling him Sir Anthony instead of Tony.
1xKr TIL that Russian and NATO troops were very close to using force against each other in Kosovo, 1999. A NATO commander disobeyed the orders he was given, reportedly saying “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you” to his superior, who was later fired.
Lay9 TIL In 1869, a strange fashion trend was afoot among the hippest London ladies. With the assistance of canes and mismatched shoes or specialty pairs with different heel heights, they affected what was called the Alexandra Limp.
9wrvX TIL that Tim Curry was one of the top choices to play the Joker in the 1989 “Batman” film, but the role went to Jack Nicholson instead. Curry later voiced the Joker in the 1992 animated series, but was quickly replaced by Mark Hamill as his voice was deemed “too scary”.
yQk7X TIL that in 1355, the town of Oxford and the students of Oxford University erupted in rioting for days because some students didn't like the beer they were served and threw a pint of beer at a tavern owner. The townsfolk eventually stormed the school where 63 students and 30 locals were killed.