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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 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 That Comedian Norm Macdonald purposely bombed on stage with such extremely vulgar material during a family comedy night that 80% of the audience walked out. The Governor of Iowa even asked him to leave the state.
u/Nincruel avataru/Nincruel
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r/todayilearned - TIL That Comedian Norm Macdonald purposely bombed on stage with such extremely vulgar material during a family comedy night that 80% of the audience walked out. The Governor of Iowa even asked him to leave the state.
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 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 a federal court case which allowed the US government to destroy a shipment of hazardous toys is named United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls.
u/DudeAbides101 avataru/DudeAbides101
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r/todayilearned - TIL a federal court case which allowed the US government to destroy a shipment of hazardous toys is named United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls.
TIL Redlining is a discriminatory housing practice that started in the 1920s and is still affecting things today. This includes people who lived in the redlined neighborhoods having a life expectancy difference of up to 25 years from those who lived a mile away in a non-redlined neighborhood.
u/carolinethebandgeek avataru/carolinethebandgeek
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r/todayilearned - TIL Redlining is a discriminatory housing practice that started in the 1920s and is still affecting things today. This includes people who lived in the redlined neighborhoods having a life expectancy difference of up to 25 years from those who lived a mile away in a non-redlined…
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…