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TIL Johnny Depp reportedly spent £40,000 on 500 warm waterproof hiking jackets for the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) after the production staff were affected by cold weather while filming at Buckinghamshire's Pinewood Studios.

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