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TIL that Jean-Claude van Damme was originally cast as the Predator, but his physique wasn't large enough to compete with Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Venture. Kevin Peter Hall was cast, after he had finished shooting Harry and the Hendersons.

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7r5Mr Today I Learned that the image of Smokey the Bear undergoes more enforced regulation than the American flag. This is not hyperbole, the US government has to give explicit permission for anyone to have a costume, and does not allow Smokey The Bear to be depicted in any way that is demeaning to him.
pYxBp TIL that during the Battle of Mons in WWI, soldiers reported seeing Angels that allegedly saved the British Army from destruction.
awRdJ TIL There was a taboo against cunnilingus in Ancient Rome. A man who performed it on a woman was subject to mockery and there's a number of humorous graffiti about it, with one of them insulting a local candidate for office as "cunt licker"
OoPE7 TIL that 14 of the 60 residents of the village of New Rome, Ohio were police officers. The police department's only purpose was issuing traffic tickets, and they brought in around $400,000 a year, mostly by citing drivers for things such as improperly tinted windows. The town was dissolved in 2004.
OG97R TIL That, during the production of Star Trek VI Kim Catrall, who played Valeris, did a nude photo shoot on the Enterprise bridge wearing only Vulcan ears. Upon hearing about it the photos were personally destroyed by Leonard Nimoy.