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TIL that a 645-foot deep Kansas salt mine is used to store valuable items including many film negatives, such as “Gone With the Wind,” “Ben Hur,” “Star Wars,” “MAS*H” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

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VA5G TIL that in the scene in Kindergarten Cop where Arnold Schwarzenegger asks the children “Who is your daddy and what does he do?”, many of the young actors were not given lines and instead are actually telling Arnold about their real father’s job.
8lQ8 TIL first aid training is required to be able to obtain a driver’s license in Germany. This is administered to ensure that in the event of a road accident other drivers will be able to assist.
VK14 TIL that taking into account all the conflict related deaths since 2007, the Arab-Israeli conflict has had less than 55,000 deaths from all sides combined since 1950. Making it one of the longest and least deadliest ongoing conflicts in human history.
gmYy TIL that in 2006 a private company launched 2 unmanned inflatable space stations, they are still functioning and combined have completed over 80,000 orbits of the earth
PW9G TIL Early in it’s existence, the producers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 encouraged viewers to make copies and give them to friends in order to expand viewership and increase demand. The closing credits included the words “Keep circulating the tapes!”