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TIL because M. Night Shyamalan funded Split himself, the Universal execs didn't find out that it was a sequel to his film Unbreakable until their first screening of it & were "completely flummoxed" because the latter is a Disney movie. But Shyamalan told them it's ok, he'd already gotten permission.

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0wV1y TiL Traditional English Breakfast of bacon eggs sausage black pudding baked beans & grilled tomato was available only for royals and the wealthy in the 1300s. In the 1950’s when goods became more available to everyone most people were able to adopt this full breakfast. That’s about 600 years later!
QNaXE TIL of Isaac Rice, a 1800s music teacher turned businessman who made electric cars & submarines and invented his own chess opening called the Rice Gambit. He loved it so much that he formed a Rice Gambit Association where he sponsored top players to play in tournaments only using his opening.
QJKpa TIL in 1977, the Formula 1 driver, Hans Heyer, was not allowed to start a race after failing to qualify. He snuck onto the circuit with his car and decided to race anyway. It took officials 6 laps to notice and disqualify him from a race he wasn't even technically in.
4XJwX TIL that the Sperm Whale is the loudest animal in the world. They are capable of producing sounds 230 decibels in volume, and can be heard by other Sperm Whales from 60 kilometers away.
wLZVJ TIL Paw Paw French is a dialect of French that was widely spoken in Missouri for hundreds of years. Today there are only a few dozen native speakers left.