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TIL That a supernatural character was cut entirely from the 1994 hit film The Crow. The Skull Cowboy's actor had already shot several scenes in costume and was set to film many more, but with the tragic death of Brandon Lee the ability to film personable scenes together became impossible.

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GYevj TIL that despite a widespread narrative that Robin Williams committed suicide because of depression, it was likely more to do with the fact that he was suffering from an undiagnosed and severe case of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) on top of his developing Parkinson’s Disease
PArn TIL that Vin Diesel sent Steven Spielberg a video of his self-directed short movie with a letter about his admiration for the director. Spielberg then specifically wrote a role in Saving Private Ryan for him.
XEVDj TIL in the 1880s, the Harvard Observatory director was frustrated with his staff, and would say "My Scottish maid could do better!" So, he hired his Scottish maid. Williamina Fleming ran a team for decades, classified tens of thousands of stars, & discovered white dwarfs and the Horsehead Nebula.
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QJ99 TIL Dave Hester, from Storage Wars, trademarked the phrase “YUUUP!”, and he sued a rapper for saying it.