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TIL in Indiana Jones and the last crusade, Most of the uniforms, worn by the Nazis in the Berlin book burning scene, are authentic World War II uniforms, and not costumes. A cache of old uniforms was found in Germany, and obtained by Costume Designer Anthony Powell to be used in the film.

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awJL9 TIL the Cassandra metaphor occurs when valid warnings are dismissed. The Greek god Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but she refused his love so he placed a curse that nobody would believe her. She was left with knowledge of future events she could not alter or convince others of.
PYQpL TIL that a canadian man changed his name to Above Znoneofthe for an election to trick people into voting for him.
wMOM TIL the most isolated human being ever was Al Worden, command module pilot of Apollo 15, who in lunar orbit was at a maximum distance of 2,235 miles from his fellow astronauts on the surface. While on the other side of the Moon, no communication with Earth or his comrades was possible.
yW1V TIL the film ‘Boyhood’ is rated 15+ in Britain, R in the US, and 6 or over in Germany
ZAQ TIL that the song “Why can’t we be Friends?” was played in space when Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts joined together in 1975 for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.