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TIL that Double Indemnity director Billy Wilder was so frustrated with his film not winning any of its 7 Oscar nominations, that he purposely tripped Best Director winner Leo McCarey at the 1945 Academy Awards as McCarey went to accept his award

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XEwP6 TIL Khushwant Singh's experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write his novel "Train to Pakistan" in 1956. His comparisons of social and behaviour characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit
wLNx7 TIL that Matthew McConaughey originally auditioned with Kate Winslet for 'Titanic' (1997) and was confident he got the role of Jack, but Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed next and James Cameron said every woman in the building showed up for the meeting so he thought, 'maybe I should cast this guy'.
4kaYb TIL of the 5th century BCE Long Walls of Athens, 6km long fortifications securing the city’s connection to the sea
emnn TIL The Concorde supersonic jet stretched during flight due to the heat it generated. On its final flight the crew placed their hats into a crevice in the floor which appeared during the flight, as the aircraft cooled the crevice closed, permanently sealing their hats in the aluminum airframe.
XE7ND TIL that almost all mammals take the same amount of time to pee. The "Universal Law of Urination," as scientists call it, says that an African elephant will empty its 42 gallon bladder in nearly the same time that a Great Dane dog will empty its 0.4 gallon bladder. (Around 21 seconds)