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TIL that Bruce Lee was the 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion

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69bll TIL that India is the highest producer of movies in the world followed by Nigeria and US on an annual basis for the last few years.
yQkQl TIL that most animals are digitigrade, i.e., they walk on their digits or toes. Birds, cats, dogs etc are examples and what most people think are knees are actually their ankles. Humans are plantigrades ,i.e., they walk on the flats of their feet
MeX00 TIL the majority of North Korean clothes are made from Vinylon, a synthetic fiber made of coal and rocks. It is the only country in the world to do so.
16Go4 TIL that actor William Shatner is also a recording artist; he started with his 1968 album The Transformed Man in which he cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performance.
ZwrR TIL Stephen King sued producers for attaching his name to the 1992 film “The Lawnmower Man” because it “‘bore no meaningful resemblance’ to his story.”