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TIL that Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund was considered for the role of Han Solo, and told his friend Mark Hamill that he should try out for a role.

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OoEGe TIL about Reita Faria, the first Asian to win Miss World. A 66 to 1 longshot (people used to bet on beuty pageants), she won because of her then unique ambition to become a medical doctor.
OG0da TIL In the United States cows can be given growth hormones but chickens can not.
A97a TIL Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley, played football at the University of Miami alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Ray Lewis. He led the team in tackles (95) in 1993.
Z8kJG TIL that the line from Home Alone, "Keep the change ya filthy animal" is not from a real movie
MkD7 TIL that the movie Clerks was the first movie in history where the cost to license the soundtrack ended up being more than the production cost for the entire movie