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TIL - Sara (really Cera) from Land before time is short for Triceratops...

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7njZ TIL that “as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased”
XVlj TIL in the first “Hangover” movie Roofies are referred to as “Roufalin” rather than the actual name, Rohypnol, because Rohypnol is a trademarked and the company that owns it would not allow its product name to be used in association with criminal activity.
L5GQ TIL on May 8, 1902, just before Mt Pelée erupted and killed all but 3 of the inhabitants of Martinique, an Italian boat Captain warned local authorities, “I know nothing about Mount Pelée, but if Vesuvius were looking the way your volcano looks this morning, I’d get out of Naples.”
6Rxl TIL that when the US Navy refused to provide footage for the film Crimson Tide, the producers waited at the Pearl Harbor submarine base until a submarine left port, which they then pursued with a boat and a helicopter, filming as they went, until the submarine submerged.
Z807Y TIL: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" was a motto suggested for the Seal of the United States. Jefferson eventually appropriated it for his own seal. The source of the motto is not known for certain, but may have originated with Benjamin Franklin.