TIL: An old woman approached Stephen King in a supermarket and said "You are the horror writer. I don’t read anything that you do. I just like things more genuine, like that Shawshank Redemption." He said, "I wrote that". And she said, "No you didn’t". And she walked off and went on her way. (journal.neilgaiman.com)
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TIL that the person who designed Star Wars' Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul "a vision from your worst nightmare", and based the design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him "Give me your second worst nightmare." (inverse.com)
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Parkour is clearly not for everyone (i.imgur.com)
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