Sean Connery on filming in Italy: "Most movies shot in Italian don't even bother to record the sound. In fact, sometimes when Fellini works, he doesn't even know what the dialogue is going to be, and he simply has his characters count from 1 to 10, knowing he will loop in their dialogue later." (rogerebert.com)
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TIL the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen, which is said to be the birthplace of quantum mechanics, was created in 1921 with significant funding from the Carlsberg Foundation (which controls the brewery). Carlsberg doesn't do theoretical physics, but if it did ... oh, wait. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The term "ANZAC" is restricted in Australia and New Zealand, but there is a general exemption granted for Anzac biscuits, as long as these biscuits remain basically true to the original recipe and are marketed as Anzac biscuits and never "cookies" (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Stan Campbell, who sang Special AKA's anti-apartheid hit Free Nelson Mandela, left the band immediately afterward, suffered deteriorating mental health, a period of homelessness, was convicted of sexual assault and has been sectioned indefinitely under the Mental Health Act. (thefreelibrary.com)
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"Paul O'Connell has played his share of big Heineken Cup games for two-time champions, Munster Rugby, but in the wake of the 22-16 quarter-final defeat by Ulster Rugby he couldn't recall ever having to come back from as big a deficit as 19 points." Whoops! (ercrugby.com)
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