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TIL In his infamous movie, The Room, Tommy Wiseau originally wanted there to be a plotline in which it is revealed that Johnny is a vampire. This would include a scene where Johnny’s car would start to fly from the rooftop into the night sky.

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epKG4 TIL The "Palm Dog" is an award given every year during the Cannes Film Festival which recognizes dog performances on the big screen (live action and animated). Past winners include Jack from The Artist, Brandy in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Dug the dog from Up
BrjOd TIL in 2008 Teddy who shows up in Mr. Bean was sold in a auction for only £180 when the museum who Rowan Atkinson had gifted Teddy to had closed down
QJAgE TIL Taco Bell has failed twice to expand their operations to Mexico. In 1992, Mexican customers found their tacos too expensive, and in 2010 their expansion restaurant closed because customers were unfamiliar with the menu items.
9Y90Q TIL a memorial plaque to rapper Tupac Shakur was added to a bench in the sleepy coastal town of Lancing in the UK. Locals Neil Whitemore and Graham Staines justified the decision by stating “It’s brought people together, like the hip-hop community and the people who like benches”.
YpK4v TIL of Benito "Benny" Agrelo, a 15 y.o. born with a malfunctioning liver, underwent 2 liver transplants, and took 8 different medications 3 times/day since age 8, with major side effects. He stopped the meds, knowing he would die, but the state tried to force him to resume. He won in court and died.