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TIL Hugo Weaving who is in Matrix, Captain America, Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, basically every movie in the last 10 years, is also voices in Transformers, Happy Feet, Babe, and many video games. My gosh what hasn’t this man done and why isn’t he in the public eye more?

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wQA1 TIL for each new film, a movie is set up as its own corporation, the entire point of which is to lose money. This is so actors, writers, and other individuals who are promised a share of the profits actually earn nothing since the movie, as a corporation, technically lost money.
bdm4 TIL Kevin Spacey once directed and starred in a biopic - Beyond the Sea. Not only did he play crooner Bobby Darin, he chose to perform all of Darin’s songs himself.
Z8GRG TIL There used to be millions of Bisons across North America until we hunted them to near extinction
7GwX TIL: Aquaman’s archnemesis is autistic
epAv5 TIL the world's oldest amusement park, Bakken, opened in 1583 in Denmark. It started with the discovery of a natural spring in the area, attracting large seasonal crowds believing in the water's curative properties. This attracted entertainers and salesmen, kickstarting the park's establishment.