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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger temporarily deserted the Austrian Army so he could compete in the Junior Mr. Europe contest. He won.

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gE4X TIL that the Alaskan Salmon we enjoy in the U.S. is caught in Alaska, then shipped to China to be cleaned and deboned, and then shipped back to the U.S. for us to eat. The low cost of labor in China makes it cost effective for companies to pay for shipping and Chinese labor rather than U.S. labor.
V7Xk TIL there was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year-old Mozart listened to the piece two times, transcribed it from memory, and produced the first unauthorized copy of the song.
XVYX TIL the only IMDb film rated out of 11 stars is ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
6eKJ TIL Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the wife of the creator of Star Trek, played the nurse on then original series, played Deanna Troi’s mother on TNG, voiced all the computer on Star Trek, and her body is being launched into space in 2014.
yeja TIL that the velociraptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually the sounds of mating tortoises recorded at Marine World