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TIL nail polish dates back over 5,000 years, with ancient Chinese royals using beeswax, egg whites, and dyes to color their nails around 3000 BCE, long before modern liquid lacquer was invented.

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x6pJk TIL that Keanu Reeves was offered a tryout by the Baltimore Ravens during the shooting of his film 'The Replacements'.
XeN8 TIL that when Sean Connery was held at gunpoint while filming by his female co-star’s gangster boyfriend, he immediately grabbed the gun and chased the guy out of the building. He then walked back on-set and asked the director, “Should I cut yet?”
nWD9G TIL that in 2005, Brazilian thieves dug a 78-meter tunnel into a bank vault and stole $70 million — without firing a single shot.
ANLMo TIL that 1kg of uranium-235 used in nuclear fission creates the same energy as 2.7 million kg of coal
LQKWp TIL that China’s Terracotta Army, thousands of life-sized clay soldiers buried with the first emperor, was accidentally discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well, leading to one of the greatest archaeological finds ever.