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TIL that green/blue screens were actually developed in the 1930s

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p8xpA TIL The DEA taught Bryan Cranston how to make meth for Breaking Bad
nGdP TIL that Mary (mother of Jesus) is considered one of the most righteous women in the Islamic religion. She is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament
R5xEQ TIL of Sir Alex Ferguson, famous Scottish manager, who guided his team to a total of 13 League titles (~65% of all seasons in the Premier League, England’s top flight soccer league, as of his retirement). Never, in his 21 year tenure, placing outside the top 3.
xGbb TIL that because copyrights cannot be infinite, Jack Valenti of the MPAA wanted copyrights extended to “forever less a day”
GYjEG TIL the legendary golden fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology is thought to have been inspired by the lustrous fur of the golden takin, a hoofed animal native to the eastern Himalayan mountain range and one of four takin subspecies. The takin is the national animal of Bhutan.