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TIL that during the Medieval era, European royal households would employ a 'mustardarius', whose sole purpose was to supervise the cultivation and preparation of mustard.

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0dPOM TIL the first actor to ever earn a $1 million salary for a single film is Elizabeth Taylor for Cleopatra (1963). She also secured 10% of the gross profits & add-ons if the filming ran over, which it did. In total, she earned around $7 million for the movie ($69 million in 2023 money).
RKJl TIL when US imposed sanctions against Russia’s space program the Russian Deputy Prime Minister tweeted “After reviewing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest that the United States deliver their astronauts to the ISS using a trampoline”
Jmj TIL that Alaska leads the nation in violence against women with a estimated 59% of women having experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or both.
nedPd TIL that only about 43% of the human body's cells are human. The rest are microscopic organisms.
A94o TIL there are two 1993 pornographic parody films of the Super Mario Bros. video games, titled ‘Super Hornio Brothers’ I & II. In order to halt their distribution, Nintendo purchased the rights to the series, making it the family-friendly company’s first foray into the adult film industry.