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TIL Actor Will Smith was offered the role of Neo for The Matrix, but turned it down to make Wild Wild West instead.

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eQv4 TIL a Texas dad engaged in a 3-hour armed standoff with police while trying to prevent doctors from pulling the plug on his brain-dead son. The son eventually came out of his coma and recovered. Dad was charged for the incident, but the charges were later reduced.
OGxve TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.
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