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TIL that heavy water tastes sweet
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TIL that in 2002 a fake sequel to Harry Potter appeared in China with the title “Harry Potter and Bao Zuolong.” The book consists of the text of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit with names changed to those of Harry Potter characters.
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TIL that Aussies are responsible for the 8 hour work day. In 1856, Australian stonemasons took action to ensure a standard of 8-hour working days, which then became recognised worldwide.
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TIL German writer Ernst Jünger ran away at the age of 18, served both WW1 and WW2, earned the iron cross, hung out with Picasso and Cocteau, hated the nazis and did lots of drugs until he died 102 years old.
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TIL in 1896, two locomotives were crashed on purpose as a publicity stunt. Two spectators were killed by the boiler explosion. The responsible agent was fired and reemployed on the next day because of lacking negative publicity.
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TIL X-Men movie director Bryan Singer banned Comic Books on set because he worried that bringing comics on set might get in the way of the "three-dimensional characters" he was trying to portray on screen.