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lOB1 TIL during WW2 a mix of high explosive and flour was given to guerrillas fighting the Japanese. Codenamed ‘Aunt Jemima’, it could be safely cooked into pancakes and eaten. Uneaten pancakes or unused dough could still be used later as explosives. 15 tons were used; the ruse was never discovered.
0wemM TIL Roy Orbison (of "Pretty Woman" fame) was a huge fan of Monty Python, with a gift to impersonate, and recite entire sketches.
neOnd TIL about Langer's lines. Also known in surgery as skin tension lines. These are considered to reduce scars
D1VZp TIL that legendary director John Hughes ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles") co-wrote the script for the kids' film "Beethoven" under the pseudonym Edmond Dantes
Z8V4v TIL of Chlorine trifluoride, which can set glass on fire and corrode materials otherwise known to be non-corrodible such as iridium, platinum, and gold.