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TIL The very FIRST grocery barcode-scanned item was a 10-pack of Juicy Fruit gum

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LMaZ TIL Deep Roy, the one actor who played all the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was required to do so many different takes for the film the Screen Actor’s Guild determined each Oompa Loompa was a seperate performance and he was paid $1,000,000 for his work.
PpDg TIL Marshall Amplifiers were basically created at the behest of Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Ritchie Blackmore, who persuaded Jim Marshall to start making and selling amp stacks in his drum store.
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