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TIL that two years before filming his famous unauthorized adaptation of Dracula, Nosferatu, director F. W. Murnau filmed an unauthorized adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide called The Head of Janus with future Dracula star Bela Lugosi in a supporting role

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rRGny TIL that Chicago's Field Museum has 10 colonies of flesh-eating beetles, who live and work at the museum cleaning animal bones for display.
xogD TIL Edward Mordake reportedly had an extra face on the back of his head, which could neither eat nor speak, although it could laugh and cry
eZaD TIL in ancient Egypt, men could take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.
xZl1 TIL the Pixar movies “A Bug’s Life,” “Monster’s Inc,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Wall-E” were all brainstormed during one lunch in 1994 by the writers of “Toy Story.”
XE7RR TIL in 1962, a Cuban boxer named Benny Paret made fun of his opponent, Emile Griffith, for being homosexual. Paret died 10 days after the fight from a 29-punch combo by Griffith