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TIL that creativity and mental illness are chemical cousins

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YG0G TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited theatrical release nearly four decades after its premiere, making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
Bgykx TIL that some species of moth can jam bat echolocation by producing ultrasonic clicks at a very high rate
WkxdY TIL With a population of under 1000, Vatican City has a national football team consisting entirely from employees of the Vatican. In 2011 they faced Palestine where they fielded an entire squad of Catholic priests, Palestine beat them 9-1.
p8ZN4 TIL that Porgs were included in Star Wars because they had no way of getting rid of all the puffins when they were filming in Ireland
ZpyPR TIL that Nicholas Pileggi, author of the book which was made into the movie Goodfellas, was also responsible for the movie Casino. Bonus fact - Pileggi originally intended to write another book that would lead to a film adaptation, but he was convinced by Martin Scorcese to do the opposite.