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TIL the main actor of “The Gods Must Be Crazy” was only paid $300, even though the film made over $60 million.

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YVQP TIL that the first ever modern commercial refrigerator was built in Australia in 1856 to keep beer cold.
xDD7 TIL a luxury hotel in Cannes, France, has a team of 5 trained attack hawks that it uses to keep pesky seagulls from harassing its wealthy patrons in outside seating areas.
91yX TIL the computers of Iran’s nuclear program were hacked, causing them to blare “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC.
yVeEa TIL the Roman Army used decimation as a form of punishment. Decimation is when a unit of soldiers would be selected for punishment, and one in ten soldiers would be randomly executed as a lesson to the rest of the unit. It was used to maintain discipline of soldiers.
N7LGE TIL Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee as an alternative to a teddy bear. Goodall has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals although"My mother's friends were horrified by this toy, thinking it would frighten me and give me nightmares."