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TIL that Central Park is only the 6th biggest park in New York City.

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dn88 TIL that Stanley Kubrick had shown an interest in directing a porn, but then concluded that he did not have the patience or temperament to become involved in the porn industry
yQdJw TIL that a Water Salute is a ceremony in which an aircraft passes under one or more arches formed by the water jets from airport fire fighting vehicles. They are used to mark notable events such as the retirement of senior pilots or air traffic controllers.
POEG TIL In the 1940’s, russian experimenters were able to resurrect dogs from death AND brought a decapitated dog’s head to conciousness
OG7ZR TIL South Park aired an episode titled “Band in China”… which resulted in them being banned in China.
7Mer TIL When Brian De Palma was forced to recut ‘Scarface’ to achieve a rating of R instead of X, he argued that the changes were so minor that no one would notice if he released the X-Rated version anyway. So that’s exactly what he did, and he was right: no one noticed.