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TIL in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', most of the snakes in the 'Well of Souls' scene were actually just pieces of hose. The scene was filmed in England where producers couldn't find enough snakes in pet shops to make the scene work. Many of the real snakes used would also not be found in Africa.

R74o4 TIL The Vagabonds Act (1547) stated "if anyone refuses to work, he shall be condemned as a slave to the person who has denounced him as an idler." The owner could then force the new slave to do any work "no matter how vile." If the slave escaped three times, you could execute them.
QNlmk TIL about Termitomyces titanicus, the largest edible mushroom. Despite being common in west african markets, it was unknown to the west until it was first reported in Pegler & Pierce 1980. They made no attempt to explain its late discovery.
Zp884 TIL the Sony PocketStation (The PS1 answer to the Dreamcast's VMU memory card) never left Japan for Western localization because it was too popular there and they couldn't keep up with demand at the time
d8okZ TIL a Japanese company gives its workers up to 10 paid days of bereavement leave if their favourite "oshi" (idol singer) is retiring or getting married, and up to 3 days for secondary or lower-ranked "oshi". They also fast-track approvals for employees to leave work early for their oshi's concerts
OPZ4 TIL there is a 2400 year old giant “honey mushroom” in Oregon, covering 2200 acres, slowly killing off the trees in the forest. It is the largest living organism on the planet.