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Aykg TIL in 1945, Army photography David Conover saw a young woman on the Radioplane assembly line whom he thought had potential as a model. He photographed her working on the OQ-3 model, which led to a screen test for the woman, who soon changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.
kOdW4 TIL movie frame rates were originally measured in feet of film per minute instead of in frames per second, which is where the term “footage” came from
j0Pn TIL that a person will die from lack of sleep sooner than they will from starvation, which usually takes a few weeks. Sleep is more important than food.
odZL TIL according to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground.
pDmb TIL the 99 cheese pizza from TMNT is real.