TIL that Chuck Jones, one of the original Looney Tunes directors, hated Space Jam. In particular he took issue with the premise that Bugs Bunny would ask others for help in fighting the Monstars and believed Bugs would have fought them himself.
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Looper
The Untold Truth Of Space Jam
Space Jam is one of the most fondly remembered films of the '90s, so here's a look behind the scenes of how the Toon Squad beat the Monstars and what made Space Jam so special.
TIL that in the short story "Button, Button" (press button, get $ and someone you don't know dies) the husband dies because the wife didn't "really" know him and the author hated the Twilight Zone ending where the button was given to a stranger after being pressed
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Button, Button (The Twilight Zone)
"Button, Button" is the second segment of the 20th episode of the first season of the revival of the television series The Twilight Zone. The segment is based on the 1970 short story of the same name by Richard Matheson; the same short story forms the basis…
TIL that Tommy Lee Jones hated working with Jim Carrey during the movie Batman Forever (1995). He told Carrey, “I hate you. I really don’t like you,” and when Carrey asked why, he said he cannot sanction Jim Carrey's buffoonery.
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CINEMABLEND
The Story Behind Jim Carrey And Tommy Lee Jones’ Batman Forever Beef
Riddle Me This: Who cannot sanction Jim Carrey's Bafoonery?
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TIL that in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died just 31 days into his term, it wasn’t clear if the Vice President should become President. Vice President John Tyler took matters into his own hands and arranged for a judge to administer the Oath of Office in his hotel room.
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John Tyler
John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President…
TIL That in 1942 the United States military increased the draft to include men ages 45-64.
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Submitted November 22, 2024 at 05:40AM by Kurtotall
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The Old Man's Draft
colloquial term for the fourth Selective Service registration in 1942
TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.
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1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
aircraft collision that involved the loss of a nuclear bomb
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TIL In 2009, a Chinese man jumped into a panda enclosure to retrieve his son's toy. As the panda came rushing at him, he attempted to escape. However, bystanders urged him to stand his ground, thinking the panda was harmless. The panda bit the man on both legs, resulting in a lot of blood loss.
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TIL in 1989, when Universal Studios found out that the Disney Co was suing 3 Florida daycares over using 5 foot tall likenesses of their trademarked characters illegally, they stepped in and offered the daycares permission to use their characters like Scooby-Doo, Flintstones, and Yogi Bear for free.
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Snopes
Did Disney Demand the Removal of Cartoon Murals from Daycare Center Walls?
Did Disney insist upon the removal of their cartoon figures from the walls of day care centers?
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TIL the Indian state of Uttar Prades has 241 million inhabitants making it the most populous country subdivision in the world. It has 3% of the world's population and outranks all but 4 countries outside India in population
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (/ˌʊtər prəˈdɛʃ/ UUT-ər prə-DESH; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Hindi: [ˈʊtːəɾ…
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TIL: A site manager's failed attempt to free a stuck flatbed truck resulted in it rolling off a cliff, blocking a railway tunnel just as an express train was approaching, leading to a crash that killed 49 people.
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2021 Hualien train derailment
On 2 April 2021, at 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), a Taroko Express train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan, killing 49 people and injuring…
TIL Clifford the Big Red Dog is the mascot of the Scholastic publishing company
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Scholastic Corporation
American publishing, education, and media company
TIL About 130 million adults in the U.S. — half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 — have low literacy skills
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APM Research Lab
Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills — APM Research Lab
About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills according to a Gallup analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education. This means more than half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 (54%) read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade…
TIL about the Korean Axe Murder Incident, occurring in the North & South Korean DMZ in 1976. Incensed at US troops trimming a historical tree, North Korean troops attacked, killing two US Army officers. Retaliating with an overwhelming show of force, US troops returned and chopped down the tree.
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Korean axe murder incident
The Korean axe murder incident (Korean: 판문점 도끼살인사건; lit. Panmunjom axe murder incident), also known domestically as the Panmunjom axe atrocity incident (판문점 도끼 만행 사건), was the killing of two United Nations Command officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First…
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TIL the Equal Rights Amendment met all constitutional requirements for ratification in 2020, and the American Bar Association recommended immediate publication in 2024
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House of Delegates Resolution 300
ABA Policy resolution considered by the ABA House of Delegates Aug. 6-7 as part of the 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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TIL Before 2022, it was unknown how eels reproduced
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Sciencefocus
The mysterious sex life of eels: How scientists finally unveiled their (truly bizarre) life cycle
It is only now are we learning more about the reproductive habits of these long, silvery, endangered fish.
TIL that Saturn's sixth-largest moon Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it the most reflective body in the Solar System. It shoots out water vapor, and other solid material totaling about 200 kilograms per second. Most of these materials supplies the making of Saturn's E ring.
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Enceladus
Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn and the 18th-largest in the Solar System. It is about 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter, about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the…
TIL Billionaire Chuck Feeney donated over $8 Billion to different causes supporting health science and improving the human condition. He spent his last days in a rented apartment in San Francisco with remaining assets of $2 Million.
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Chuck Feeney
American businessman
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TIL 92% of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels have skull malformations that squish part of their brain into their spinal column.
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia have increased variability of spatio-temporal gait…
Chiari-like malformation in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a herniation of the cerebellum and brainstem into or through the foramen magnum. This condition predisposes to Syringomyelia; fluid filled syrinxes within the spinal cord. The ...
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TIL that Mahatma Gandhi conducted controversial experiments to test his celibacy, including sleeping next to naked young women.
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OpIndia
Bathing with women, sleeping with naked girls: Read about Gandhi’s ‘experiments with celibacy’
The experiments by Gandhi on his celibacy included having baths with women, sleeping with naked women, to test his self-control | OpIndia News
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TIL Ryan Reynolds paid $10,000 of his own money for the right to wear a shirt with The Golden Girl’s Bea Arthur on it in Deadpool. The estate agreed for a donation in that amount to a charity of their choosing. Ryan paid it himself because he felt you couldn’t have Deadpool without Bea Arthur.
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VULTURE
Ryan Reynolds Personally Paid for the Pleasure of Having Bea Arthur’s Likeness in Deadpool
A cool $10,000.
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TIL that in 1933, a man named A.L. Kahn caught a massive 20-foot, 5,000-pound manta ray off the coast of New Jersey. It took hours, the help of his crew, and even several dozen gunshots from the U.S. Coast Guard to finally reel in what was called a "devil fish."
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Snopes
Does a Photograph Show a Real Giant Manta Ray?
A photograph showing a giant manta ray caught in 1933 features the work of a taxidermist.