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TIL Robert De Niro was originally cast in the lead role in Big, a movie where a child is turned into an adult, before he dropped out and was replaced by Tom Hanks

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EyAx TIL Kim Mathers told Eminem to not perform the infamous song “Kim” at a concert she was attending. He proceeded to come out on stage with a blonde blow up doll and choke it to “death”, she went home and slit her wrists.
4XRrw TIL Sour Patch Kids were originally called Mars Men, but the name changed in 1985 to capitalize on the popularity of Cabbage Patch Kids.
oKJW TIL the Nazis formed a plan in 1939 to counterfeit the British pound to cause hyperinflation. Using a german concentration camp, they manufactured $132 million GBP, which is the equivalent of $6-7 billion modern-day pounds. They partially succeeded.
wKlW TIL John Aaron, a NASA flight controller, not only saved Apollo 12 after it was struck by lightning, but also saved the Apollo 13 crew by developing a unique power up sequence to allow a safe reentry.
KOkNE TIL : The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in India.The temple has been a subject of enormous media coverage since it was revealed that the temple had huge amount of wealth hidden in it's undeground vaults.