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TIL that actor Tom Baker landed the part of the Fourth Doctor after Barry Letts (a producer on "Doctor Who") was impressed by Baker's performance as the main villain in the 1973 Ray Harryhausen film "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad"

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6o4X TIL when the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.
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