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TIL Anjelica Huston was 38 years old when she played John Cusack's mother in "The Grifters"

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Br9By TIL The Great Coffee - Sugar War ( 1897 -1903) was fought between 'Coffee King' (John Arbuckle) and 'Sugar King' (Henry Osborne Havemeyer). The Price War was eventually won by John Arbuckle although the 'legal fees' alone cost each party millions of Dollars (not adjusting for inflation)
4XwZJ TIL the actor playing Hedorah the Smog Monster in a 1971 Godzilla film came down with appendicitis. Doctors were forced to perform surgery while he was still wearing the monster suit due to the length of time it took to take off. During the operation he learned that painkillers had no effect on him.
0wMl5 TIL In 1992, to celebrate 40 years of Indo-Japan relationship The Indian Epic Ramayana was made into an Anime Movie in collaboration with Indian and Japanese artist.In English it was narrated by James earl Jones and voice of Lord Rama was Bryan Cranston.
nW8o7 TIL that early RV’s in the 1920’s were referred to as Housecars and were often modelled after airplanes, boats and buses.
0Qov TIL Schools in Japan don’t employ custodial staff, because they believe students should respect their learning environment and keep it clean themselves