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TIL that in the wizard of Oz (1939) the tin man's makeup was made with aluminium Powder, that led the actor to several health problems. The movie is also the most viewed in movie history.

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jWbv TIL that when the French Navy officially ceased using Morse Code on January 31st, 1997, the final message they transmitted was “Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.”
GXr7 TIL that the $100 billion tobacco industry in Indonesia is virtually unregulated. With grade school aged children as a prime target, it is common for males to start smoking as early as age 6. Tobacco smoke is also used as a holistic treatment for diseases and cancers of the body.
LxVd TIL the members of the 1980s pop/rock band Toto were prolific session musicians. Their work includes Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. Collectively, the members have been recorded on over 5,000 albums, selling over 500,000,000 albums.
kRgB TIL the family of Ron Goldman (the guy OJ was acquitted of murdering) was awarded the rights to his infamous book “If I Did It” as a result of the civil trial, renamed it “Confessions of a Killer”, then published it.
BNLx TIL that at NBC’s insistence, the pilot of “Friends” was rewritten to include an older character who could give the young adults advice: Pat the Cop. The new script was so bad that it was scrapped.