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TIL Christian Slater made the lowest grossing movie of 2012: $264 from 33 tickets sold

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rW71 TIL that scientists have developed a way to get oxygen into the blood without the lungs.
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AZ7g TIL Charlie Chaplin would audition actresses using a “casting couch” like method, where he would prompt them to undress using caption cards and mime. He would then fondle their breasts, and once they were completely naked, he would throw pies at them.
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16kBP TIL that Peter I of Russia introduced a tax on beards in 1698, to encourage men to shave and look more like European standards at the time. There even was a police force in charge of verifying payment of this tax, which could even forcibly shave people in the street who didn't pay it.