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TIL when writer-director Nora Ephron was dying from cancer in 2012, she planned her own funeral, reserving $100K for the occasion. It was held at Alice Tully Hall in NYC, and Nora decided on everything, from the food (perfect brisket), to the speakers, and how long the speakers were allowed to talk. [Source]

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8 Fascinating Facts About Nora Ephron

If romantic comedies are synonymous with anyone, it’s writer/director Nora Ephron. Her landmark movies, including 'When Harry Met Sally...' and 'Sleepless in Seattle,' are widely credited with saving the rom-com genre.

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TIL in 1941 the US produced over 3 million civilian cars. After joining the War, only 139 were made throughout the remainder of the War. [Source]

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War Production | The War | Ken Burns | PBS

TIL about the Cagots, a group persecuted in France and Spain for nearly 1,000 years. Despite having no distinct language, race, religion, culture or physical traits than people around them, they faced social segregation and prejudice. Their exclusion is one of history's lesser known injustices. [Source]

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Cagot

Persecuted group of people in historical Spain and France

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TIL According to Seneca a gladiator in training once locked himself in the toilet(the only place he was allowed to go unsupervised) and commited suicide by shoving a toilet brush down his throat [Source]

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TIL A Spanish guy skipped work for 6 years while still being paid and was only discovered when he was going to be recognised for his hard work [Source]

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Man Skipped Work For 6 Years, No One Noticed Until He Won An Award

"I wondered whether he was still working there, had he retired, had he died? But the payroll showed he was still receiving a salary."

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TIL the Minecraft Creeper was made by accident, it was supposed to be a pig "but Notch mixed the height and the width values". [Source]

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Meet the Creeper

From a safe distance, obvs

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TIL during the production of the 2008 film, The Reader, the filmmakers delayed filming the sex scenes between 17-year-old David Kross and Kate Winslet until the former turned 18. [Source]

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The Reader (2008 film)

2008 film by Stephen Daldry

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TIL that the state of Iowa used to have an even 100 counties until Bancroft county was abolished in 1857 and joined Kossuth county, thus making it the largest county in the state. Since then, two attempts at recreating the county have failed, leaving Iowa a state of 99 counties. [Source]

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Iowa Weird: Here's Why Kossuth Is Iowa's Biggest County

Anyone who's stared at a map of Iowa’s 99 counties has probably pondered this question: What’s up with Kossuth County?

TIL that, due to its short orbit around the sun (just 88 days), Mercury is, on average, the closest planet not only to Earth but to all the other planets in our Solar System as well. [Source]

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Mercury Is Not Only the Closest Planet to Earth, But to Every Other Planet in the Solar System

An innovative calculation provides a better way to think about our solar system.

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TIL Estelle Peck faced a decision after her Japanese husband was incarcerated, stay with her husband of 13 years and be incarcerated or remain in Los Angeles alone. She chose to be with her husband, making her one of the few non-Japanese individuals incarcerated in these camps. [Source]

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Estelle Peck Ishigo

Estelle Ishigo (July 15, 1899 – February 25, 1990), née Peck, was an American artist known for her watercolors, pencil and charcoal drawings, and sketches. During World War II she and her husband were incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. She subsequently wrote about her experiences in Lone Heart Mountain and was the subject of the Oscar winning documentary Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo.

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