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TIL when writer-director Nora Ephron was dying from cancer in 2012, she planned her own funeral, reserving $100K for the occasion. It was held at Alice Tully Hall in NYC, and Nora decided on everything, from the food (perfect brisket), to the speakers, and how long the speakers were allowed to talk.

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78JdX TIL about the Great Disappointment. It was the reaction that followed Baptist preacher William Miller's proclamation that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth by 1844, which he called the Second Advent. When Jesus did not appear by 22 October 1844, Miller and his followers were disappointed
MelDa TIL that creatures the size of Godzilla or King Kong cannot exist in real life. If you were to scale up an animal by 10x in each dimension, it would have 100x the muscle power, but 1000x the mass, likely crushing this creature to death. An animal this big would look very differnt.
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woE76 TIL that the bridge explosion scene in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" was done the first time without any cameras rolling, and director Sergio Leone, after realizing the mistake told his crew "Let's go eat". The crew built the bridge again the next day.