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TIL there is a McDonald's in LA that serves no food. It is strictly for filming when the set needs to be McDonald's.

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KY68w TIL about the liking gap, which is that people you meet like you more than you think. Psychologists found that "people systematically underestimated how much their conversation partners liked them and enjoyed their company."
X0JOX TIL Walt Disney used shell companies and fake names to acquire the land in Orlando that would become Disney World in 1971.
66OW TIL that a Roman merchant who sold fake jewels was sentenced to face a lion in the arena. When the gate finally opened, a chicken walked out. Emperor Gallienus proclaimed “He practiced deceit and then had it practiced on him.”
4BKw TIL that treating infections with bacteria killing viruses was common in soviet russia but is banned in the rest of the world
GAJn7 TIL Virtually all dialogue in the movie This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is improvised. Actors were given outlines indicating where scenes would begin and end, but everything else came from the actors. As often as possible, the first take was used in the film, to capture natural reactions.