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TIL: In Sweden there’s a tradition to watch a Donald Duck’s Christmas special since 1959

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74XL TIL all of the filming for the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy (aside from a few pick-ups) was completed before the release of Fellowship
8NdL TIL that the vital antibody-based Ebola drug ZMapp is produced in large scale in the Nicotiana benthamiana plant- tobacco.
OoRAY TIL Jeremy Bentham's dressed skeleton is on display in the UCL Student Union. Bentham donated his body to science, but requested that after dissection, they preserve and dress his body in his own clothes, and bring him to meetings and social events. He died in 1832 and was moved to UCL in 1850.
78QLr TIL that Northern Ireland had a parliament from 1921-1972.
LQWDP TIL Chang Apana, the inspiration for Charlie Chan, once arrested 40 gamblers while armed only with a whip.