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TIL that Roman Polanski was originally going to plead guilty to charges in return for no jail. However, after hearing the judge was planning to go back on his word and jail him, Polanski fled the United States never to return.
u/DinOfDancing avataru/DinOfDancing
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r/todayilearned - TIL that Roman Polanski was originally going to plead guilty to charges in return for no jail. However, after hearing the judge was planning to go back on his word and jail him, Polanski fled the United States never to return.
TIL in 2005 graffiti artist David Choe was offered $60,000 to paint murals at Facebook headquarters. He chose to take the compensation in stock. Eventually being worth more than $200,000,000.
u/RiftTrips avataru/RiftTrips
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r/todayilearned - TIL in 2005 graffiti artist David Choe was offered $60,000 to paint murals at Facebook headquarters. He chose to take the compensation in stock. Eventually being worth more than $200,000,000.
TIL due to her commitment to Scientology, actress Kirstie Alley decided not to reprise her role as Rebecca Howe on any episode of the Cheers spinoff Frasier, because the series was centered on the field of medical psychiatry.
u/Kale_Brecht avataru/Kale_Brecht
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r/todayilearned - TIL due to her commitment to Scientology, actress Kirstie Alley decided not to reprise her role as Rebecca Howe on any episode of the Cheers spinoff Frasier, because the series was centered on the field of medical psychiatry.
TIL that after attending a Queen concert in LA, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury that the band should release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single. After doing so, the song became a worldwide hit, spending 15 weeks in the Billboard Top 10, and is Queen’s bestselling single to date.
u/waitingforthesun92 avataru/waitingforthesun92
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r/todayilearned - TIL that after attending a Queen concert in LA, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury that the band should release "Another One Bites The Dust" as a single. After doing so, the song became a worldwide hit, spending 15 weeks in the Billboard Top 10, and is Queen’s…
TIL John Hughes chose to live in Chicago (where all his movies were set) rather than Hollywood or NYC because he preferred living among normal folks. "[In LA], you spend too much time with other people in the business and you trade ideas back and forth and it all sort of comes out looking the same."
u/PiZzaTRuCK78 avataru/PiZzaTRuCK78
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r/todayilearned - TIL John Hughes chose to live in Chicago (where all his movies were set) rather than Hollywood or NYC because he preferred living among normal folks. "[In LA], you spend too much time with other people in the business and you trade ideas back and forth and it all sort of comes out…
TIL Sylvester Stallone originally had the lead role In Beverly Hills Cop. Stallone wanted a big budget action movie but they changed it to a comedy action film instead to save money and cast Eddie Murphy instead.
u/tightfit22 avataru/tightfit22
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r/todayilearned - TIL Sylvester Stallone originally had the lead role In Beverly Hills Cop. Stallone wanted a big budget action movie but they changed it to a comedy action film instead to save money and cast Eddie Murphy instead.
TIL After Neil Armstrong died, his wife Carol cleaned his closet and found a cloth bag filled with souvenirs he brought back from the moon, including a movie camera from inside the lunar module and waist tether. Congress recently passed a law approving astronauts can take unneeded equipment home
u/ubcstaffer123 avataru/ubcstaffer123
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r/todayilearned - TIL After Neil Armstrong died, his wife Carol cleaned his closet and found a cloth bag filled with souvenirs he brought back from the moon, including a movie camera from inside the lunar module and waist tether. Congress recently passed a law approving astronauts can take unneeded…
TIL In 1963, some 20% of Humlikon village (43 residents from a population 217) were killed in a single Swiss Air plane crash. That included the mayor, the entire town council, all of the school staff, the postmaster, and family.
u/JacobAldridge avataru/JacobAldridge
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r/todayilearned - TIL In 1963, some 20% of Humlikon village (43 residents from a population 217) were killed in a single Swiss Air plane crash. That included the mayor, the entire town council, all of the school staff, the postmaster, and family.
TIL the ILOVEYOU worm, also known as VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug worm, is a computer worm written in VBScript. It infected millions of computers worldwide within a few hours of its release. It is considered to be one of the most damaging worms ever.
u/alexcorsogr avataru/alexcorsogr
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r/todayilearned - TIL the ILOVEYOU worm, also known as VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug worm, is a computer worm written in VBScript. It infected millions of computers worldwide within a few hours of its release. It is considered to be one of the most damaging worms ever.
TIL screwworm, a nasty parasite that can kill hosts used to be common in southern USA and Mexico. Program in place for several decades have virtually eliminated all screwworm all the way to Panama/Colombia border
u/Warcraft_Fan avataru/Warcraft_Fan
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r/todayilearned - TIL screwworm, a nasty parasite that can kill hosts used to be common in southern USA and Mexico. Program in place for several decades have virtually eliminated all screwworm all the way to Panama/Colombia border