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TIL At least four Marlboro Men actors have died of smoking-related diseases

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E1pgp TIL the name of the color crimson comes from the name of a Mediterranean insect whose dried body was used to create vibrant red dye.
ZWka TIL fans promoting the TV show Supernatural got #LuciferIsComing trending to promote Lucifer’s return, prompting it to be blocked by Twitter following complaints. Actor Misha Collins tried to continue it with #PDiddyIsScaredOfHisTV, which too was blocked.
lAx5 TIL that crows (and other corvids) can remember individual human faces, hold grudges against us, and teach their crow brothers and sisters to dislike us too.
BMXK TIL Roald Dahl helped create a cerebral shunt initially designed for his son, and has helped over 3000 children across the globe
vMQ7 TIL: The Golden Buddha statue was completely plastered over before 1767 to prevent it from being stolen, the hidden golden statue was only re-discovered in 1950 when the ropes broke while trying to move the statue causing the plaster to break when it hit the ground.