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TIL in 1980, Fox considered "Alien" to have lost more money than it made. Partly this was due to the time it took for cash streams to be counted and becaues the production had gone overbudget during the film's production in England, due to the US dollar fluctuation against the British pound.

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6kkm TIL prior to the Treason Act of 1790, the punishment for a woman convicted of treason was to be burned at the stake. To show mercy, the executioner was equipped with a cord passed around the victim’s throat, which he would then pull tight, strangling her before the flames could reach her.
xy7k TIL An Iraqi Man moves to Australia, uses the welfare system as income. Becomes successful, writes a check to the Australian Government for every cent he was given.
M740b TIL that a children's nurse inspired the Peanuts special "Why, Charlie Brown, Why?" Sylvia Cook suggested producing a film about cancer to Charles M. Schulz. She wanted to comfort and educate patients of hers who were too young to understand their condition. Cook also served as script advisor.
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Wk1y4 TIL The football huddle was created by deaf players so they could sign to each other about plays without the opposing team seeing.