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TIL Disney execs were at first confused by Depp’s portrayal of Jack Sparrow. The CEO Michael Eisner stated “He’s ruining the film!” Depp’s response was “Look, these are the choices I made. You know my work. So either trust me or give me the boot.” His performance went on to be universally praised.

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kJVog TIL that the Three Gorges Dam in China has slowed the rotation of Earth and increased the total length of the Earth's day by 0.06 microseconds
xox0 TIL that in 1947, the FBI issued a memo about “It’s a Wonderful Life” stating that it was communist propaganda and that the “picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.”
a8A1y TIL When you look into a Hadza mouth there's 20 back teeth while the rest of us tend to have 16 erupted and working. Hadza also typically have a tip-to-tip bite between the upper and lower front teeth, the edges of their lowers align to form a flawless arch. The size of Hadza teeth match perfectly.
YxRr TIL in the native language of Papua New Guinea (Pidgin) the word helicopter translates to ‘Mixmaster blong Jesus Christ’ referring to a helicopter looking like a cooking utensil belonging to Jesus Christ.
GAkk1 TIL: The "Duck Walk Killer". In 2018, two people were killed in the same neighborhood in Chicago on different dates. It was concluded the same gun was used and footage noticed that the killer had a distinctive toes pointed out walk which led the media to name them the Duck Walk Killer.