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TIL that in Lawrence of Arabia, the take where Sharif approaches on his camel was shot with a 482mm telephoto lens with spherical optics created by Panavision to meet David Lean’s vision. The lens has never been used since, but creators of Breaking Bad considered using it for the "Bagman" episode.

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Z84Aa TIL the last successful bayonet charge was in 2011 by the British Army against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
woXRJ TIL about death flights. Captives would be loaded into a plane, stripped, and pushed out over the ocean. These account for 1500-2000 of the 20k-30k estimated to have been disappeared by the Argentine military between 1976 and 1983 in the Argentine Dirty War.
6RGX TIL that Crayolas “Peach” color was named “Flesh” until 1962. It was considered racist to imply that flesh is or should be that color.
jjjX TIL all Jack Nicholson had to say about Heath Ledger’s death was “I warned him.” Pertaining to the role of The Joker.
AN6W4 TIL that John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, had the highest estimated IQ (175) among US Presidents and is considered to have been the smartest man ever to hold the office.