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TIL Margo Robbie learned to hold her breath for 5 minutes for Suicide Squad.

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JYB5v TIL that SOS messages have been found stitched in Primark clothing, allegedly from employees complaining of "sweatshop conditions" and being "worked like oxen" over 15 hour shifts.
woxOE TIL that questions have been raised about the legitimacy of Queen Victoria and that she may have been the result of an affair with a non-royal. This has revolved around the hereditary haemophilia that she was the carrier for, and that hadn’t been detected in the royal bloodline previously.
J1QP4 TIl The Lodge–Philbin Act was a U.S. federal law, passed in 1950, which allowed for the recruiting of foreign nationals into a military force fighting under the command of the U.S. Armed Forces. If they successfully served five years with an honorable discharge, they were guaranteed U.S. citizenship
gMVmW TIL In the early comics, Aquaman went to college to learn about fish, where he gives himself the clever alias "Mr. waterman" only to out himself as Aquaman to the swim coach.
OooD6 TIL Brazilian footballer Carlos Kaiser staged his whole career for 24 years: he could barely kick a ball. In the first training session with every new team, the con man usually suffered a "muscle injury" that would keep him out for an indefinite period.