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TIL Bernard Herrmann, composer for films like Psycho, Vertigo, Citizen Kane was asked by unknown director Martin Scorsese to compose Taxi Driver. After completing it, Scorsese asked for one final section. Hermann agreed, brought an orchestra in, completed it, and died hours later.

by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 12:40 am

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TIL the film Veritgo was ignored by critics upon release, but is now recognized as one of the greatest films ever made. It replaced Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made in the 2012 British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound critics’ poll. In 2007, it ranked 9th on AFI’s best American films

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 12:38 am

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TIL that in Des Moines, Iowa (population 215k) has seven parking spots for every citizen. At any time, Des Moines could park 45% of Iowa’s population.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 4:41 pm

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TIL Wilford Brimley was only 49 years old when he was cast as a senior citizen in the movie Cocoon (1985). He was at least 20 years younger than most of the other actors in the film that were playing the other retirement home residents.

by whatilearned July 3, 2022, 7:03 pm

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A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership.

by cringeyjokesman June 27, 2022, 10:57 am

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TIL thanks to their fiber network, the average citizen in Iceland has an internet speed of 191 Mbps.

by whatilearned June 10, 2022, 3:17 pm

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Uvalde citizen gets pulled over

by cringeyjokesman May 27, 2022, 8:42 pm

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I am a citizen of the free world.

by CopyPastaArchive May 9, 2022, 9:14 pm

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TIL: Japan is one of few countries that doesn’t let you become a citizen of another country without giving up your Japanese citizenship. They officially do this to stop the Japanese culture from becoming more globalist.

by whatilearned May 7, 2022, 12:10 pm

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TIL Abraham Lincoln was a dual citizen of the United States and the tiny country of San Marino. He accepted honorary Sammarinese citizenship after recognizing them as a nation, saying “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history.”

by whatilearned April 24, 2022, 2:34 pm

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A Soviet citizen turns on the TV

by cringeyjokesman April 17, 2022, 2:22 am

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TIL The US military budget is so high, that it costs each citizen over $2000 per year on average.

by whatilearned April 9, 2022, 1:28 pm

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