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TIL that creativity and mental illness are chemical cousins
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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.
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TIL that some species of moth can jam bat echolocation by producing ultrasonic clicks at a very high rate
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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.
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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
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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.