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TIL during filming Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins was so terrifying as Hannibal Lecter, Jodie Foster was scared of him and avoided him while on set.

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p8ypb TIL Old Monk, the most iconic Indian dark rum, is manufactured by a company which was actually started by Edward Abraham Dyer, father of Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, who committed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Alko TIL the heroin Sid Vicious overdosed and died from was bought by his mother after he had gotten clean
wLGvE TIL In the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington DC and burned down the White House and Capitol Building. The next day a tornado and storm lifted away two canons, killed troops, and damaged ships. The British retreated.
wLXkE TIL Florida has almost twice as many boating accidents as the next highest state(California) which has about twice as many as the third highest (New York)
7rVOr TIL Mr. Miyagi was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team historically one of the most highly decorated regiments in WW2. There is a scene where Daniel picks it up out of a box after he puts a drunk Mr. Miyagi to bed.