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TIL that one of Steven Spielberg's first movies cost $500 to make and was shown at a local cinema. 500 people came to the movie and it is thought that one accidentally paid 2 dollars (tickets cost 1 dollar), gaining Spielberg a total of $1 dollar from the film.
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TIL when King Louis XVI of France was executed via guillotine, it did not sever his neck. The blade went through the back of his skull and into his jaw.
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TIL that in certain species of bamboo, every 60-120 years, all plants bloom at the same time across the world, regardless of their location or surrounding environmental conditions. The method by which this is coordinated is unknown.