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TIL that Julia Child, autor of The French Chef, helped the US military in WW2 to develop a shark repellant that is still used today.

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NXy6b TIL that the political terms "left-wing" and "right-wing" originated during the French Revolution. From the front of the Assembly, the aristocracy sat on the right side (or right wing) of the room, and the commoners sat on the left side (or left wing) of the room.
P1mWw TIL that Yoda from Star Wars first name is Minch. Meaning his full name is Minch Yoda.
XvmE TIL if a movie extra states 13 or more words in any scene, they must become a contracted actor in that production. [X-post from /r/extrawoods]
mxg1v TIL Roddy Piper improvised the "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass.... and I'm all out of bubblegum," line from They Live. John Carpenter told Roddy that he wasn't gonna rob the bank, but he was holding a shotgun and wearing sunglasses, so he needed to say something.
6Dk7 TIL In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake.