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TIL Elon Musk was an executive producer on “Thank You for Smoking”

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OgL4 TIL the Mona Lisa was painted with eyebrows and eyelashes, but they disappeared over time, possibly the result of over-cleaning.
Em4o TIL that the person who designed Star Wars’ Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul “a vision from your worst nightmare”, and based the original design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him “Give me your second worst nightmare”.
QJEKX TIL that the Black Panther Party created the Free Breakfast for School Children Program in which they gave free breakfasts to over 10,000 kids so that they’d have the energy to learn in school
Br68W TIL Grumman Aerospace Corporation—makers of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module—sent a $312,421.24 bill to North American Rockwell—who made the service module that malfunctioned—for towing services.
XEQrk TIL whale calves are born in the water and need to swim to the surface for their first breath - sadly, some of them don’t make it and drown.