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TIL The pattern on the moth, on The Silence of the Lambs poster, is actually 7 naked ladies from a Salvador Dali painting

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9j8B TIL that scientists have discovered a ‘lake’ in the Gulf of Mexico with water five times as salty that is highly toxic. For animals (and people) who swim into it, these toxic concentrations can be deadly. Only bacterial life, tube worms, and shrimp can survive
jNdlj TIL that Prince wrote - and recorded - the synthesizer part for the Stevie Nicks song Stand Back. She called him the night she came up with the melody, and he came right over, "walked over to the synthesizers that were set up, was absolutely brilliant for about 25 minutes, and then left."
awMky TIL in 2010, a plane crashed shortly before landing due to a smuggled crocodile escaping a passengers duffel bag. This sent all the scared passengers running to the front of the plane which threw the plane out of balance.
epr5J TIL that Bangkok is only a shortening of Thailand's capital city's real name. It's full ceremonial name is "Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit".
YxbW TIL in 2013 a flight from LA to NYC was diverted to Kansas City because a passenger refused to stop singing “I Will Always Love You”. She was forcibly removed from the plane.