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TIL that Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to make meth by DEA chemists, in a very detailed manner for Breaking Bad, as they wanted it to look real. They had to cut out scenes of cooking so that people can’t replicate.

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X0kYk TIL Traffic congestion in 18th century London led to a law being passed to make all traffic on London Bridge keep to the left in order to reduce collisions. This rule was incorporated into the Highway Act of 1835 and was adopted throughout the British Empire.
Qb7L TIL In 1988, actor Jimmy Stewart made a plea in Congressional hearings against Ted Turner’s decision to ‘colorize’ classic black and white films, including It’s a Wonderful Life, stating 'It’s morally and artistically wrong and these profiteers should leave our film industry alone"
QJKPa TIL that the Russian Church Photoshoped photographs of its Patriarch wearing an enormously expensive watch far exceeding his annual salary, but the botched image doctoring, lies and excuses lead to a scandal over the lavish lifestyle of the religious leader presenting himself as a moral figure.
wgAP TIL German chocolate cake was invented in America. It is named for a chocolate maker- Samuel German
8axo8 TIL of Clive Palmer. An Australian billionaire who has attempted to build the Titanic II once before, failed and is now trying again. He has also built an animatronic dinosaur park on a golf course in Australia.