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TIL Al Pacino improvised the look of his character Big Boy Caprice in 1990's Dick Tracy

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awg0o TIL people scatter their beloved's ashes at Disneyland so much, Disney has a specific code for it. When they catch someone doing it on a ride, they close the ride for clean-up, tell everyone in line there are “technical difficulties” and give them all ‘Fast Passes’ for all the other rides.
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