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TIL that just after shooting “The Goonies,” Richard Donner desperately needed a break and flew to his Hawaii home to get away. In response, Spielberg flew the cast to Hawaii, and Donner eventually came home to discover the child actors had emptied their luggage and were lounging on his furniture

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mxQRY TIL that the story of"Cinderella" is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story
nWoPB TIL that Mad Max (1979), originally filmed with Australian accent, was dubbed for the American audience
epmxL TIL that Egyptian mummies would have their eyes replaced by shells, linens or painted onions. This has made it especially difficult to study Egyptian mummy eyes since embalmers often made no effort to preserve them.
XEKxD TIL The British secret service, MI6, used semen as invisible ink during WWI
Z87mo TIL: In 1919, Henry Ford Announced His Retirement from the Company. The Share Price of Ford Motors Subsequently Collapsed. Shortly After, Ford Purchased Every Single Share for Pennies on the Dollar.