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TIL not all gum trees are Eucalyptus trees

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N04J TIL that the Rolls-Royce Merlin (used for the Supermarine Spitfire during WWII) was so powerful that its exhaust yielded useable thrust.
nEZ7 TIL the cartoon Mucha Lucha was the first TV-aired series made entirely with Adobe Flash
gM1e7 TIL: Before filming Bringing Out The Dead (1999), Nicolas Cage did a ride along with real paramedics. Early in the shift, a young adult was shot (in the butt). To prevent choking, Cage pulled the gum out of his mouth at which point the patient recognized Cage but thought he was hallucinating.
1VW8 TIL that meat imported into the U.S. is not tested to see if it contains horse meat even though there is evidence that horse meat is being shipped through U.S. ports.
LMaZ TIL Deep Roy, the one actor who played all the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was required to do so many different takes for the film the Screen Actor’s Guild determined each Oompa Loompa was a seperate performance and he was paid $1,000,000 for his work.