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Today I learned 2 weeks ago
TIL Nicolas Cage was never paid the $100K he was promised to star in Leaving Las Vegas (1995) despite winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role. Director Mike Figgis was also never paid his $100K salary. The studio said the film never made a profit even though the $4m movie grossed $32m.
Nicolas Cage Never Paid $100K Leaving Las Vegas Fee Says Mike Figgis
Writer-director Mike Figgis reveals that Leaving Las Vegas star Nicolas Cage was never paid his $100,000 acting fee and more on THR Podcast It Happ...
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Today I learned 2 weeks ago
TIL in the 1980s, A&W launched a third-pound burger that they sold for the same price as the quarter-pound burgers of their competitors. The release flopped, because people mistakenly believed a third of a pound was smaller than a quarter of a pound.
A&W Restaurants - The Truth About A&W's Third-Pound Burger and the Major Math Mix-Up
Looking for some hometown goodness? Take a look at what's going on at your local A&W, stop in and lets us know how we're doing!
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Today I learned 1 month ago
TIL the iconic 1989 Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" protester—captured in a photo blocking a line of Chinese tanks—has never been conclusively identified.
The story behind the iconic ‘Tank Man’ photo
At first, Jeff Widener was annoyed by the man entering his shot. Little did he know that he was about to make one of the most iconic photos in hist...
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Today I learned 2 months ago
TIL that as of February 2026, Starlink has officially hit the 10,000-satellite milestone, making up 65% of all active satellites. Scientists warn that a single major solar storm could knock out their navigation and trigger a "Kessler Syndrome" chain reaction, trapping humanity on Earth.
Starlink deploys 500th satellite of 2026
SpaceX launched its 500th Starlink satellite of the year during a flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base on February 25th. The Falcon 9 rocket car...
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Today I learned 3 months ago
TIL our galaxy, in part, is flavoured like raspberries and scented of rum. In 2009 scientist performed telescopic spectroscopy on the Sagittarius B cloud at the centre of our Milky Way and found Ethyl Formate - which gives raspberries their distinct flavour and has a faint rum scent. https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/article-do/raspberry-flavoured-galactic-centre-hint-rum #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r8wc0m/til_our_galaxy_in_part_is_flavoured_like/
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Today I learned 3 months ago
TIL that Daylight Saving Time (DST) actually reduces deer-car collisions. This happens as DST shifts commuting peak hours to daylight, resulting in lower overlaps with deers which are most active at dusk.
UW News
Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows
University of Washington researchers found that adopting permanent daylight saving time in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions a...
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Today I learned 4 months ago
TIL Voltaire had enough money to sit around and think all day because he noticed a flaw in the national lottery which he exploited to win half a million livre, worth as much as $120 million today by some measures
Smithsonian Magazine
Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
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