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TIL that director Stanley Kubrick was once chased off the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey by one of his own stuntmen

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RNR1 TIL that Connecticut teacher Julie Amero faced 40 years in prison after her spyware-infected computer displayed pornographic popups to her class. Her conviction was ultimately thrown out but she was still forced to forfeit her teaching credentials.
LgbQ TIL the Indus Valley Civilizaton’s major cities had flushing toilets in almost every home by 2600 BC
mXMy TIL that while millions of North Koreans starve, the nation’s rulers have taken up the habit of having McDonald’s hamburgers flown DAILY from China to Pyongyang (on North Korea’s national airline).
VMo6G TIL of the "Blue Java" banana, a hardy, cold-tolerant banana said to have a consistency like ice cream and a flavor similar to vanilla.
E1gJP TIL A French WW1 air force squadron composed of American volunteer pilots, named the Lafayette Escadrille, had two lion cubs as their mascots named ‘Whiskey’ and ‘Soda’