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TIL Jesse Pinkman was originally meant to die during season 1 of Breaking Bad, but after seeing the chemistry between Paul and lead actor Bryan Cranston, series creator Vince Gilligan changed his mind and made him a main character in the series.

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nWnOd TIL that Mel Brooks was the (uncredited) producer of David Lynch's film _The Elephant Man. He witheld his name from the credits because he did not want audiences to expect a comedy.
rNBZy TIL that oranges are a result of crossbreeding between the pomelo and the mandarin, combining traits from both parent species.
e0VK5 TIL In a 1958 documentary, Disney faked mass suicide of lemmings by throwing some lemmings bought from Inuit children off of a cliff into the ocean
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