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TIL that the 1990's cult hit "Event Horizon" was heavily inspired by Warhammer 40,000 and many fans of the tabletop strategy game consider the movie to be an unofficial prequel

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78nvx TIL Walt Disney's house on Carolwood Drive in LA was sold in 1998 and demolished. The original gate remains, which contains a hidden Mickey design
r1aM TIL That the Kowloon walled city in Hong Kong was home to 33,000 residents all of which lived in hundreds of interconnected high rise buildings crammed into a 210m x 120m space. The construction was so dense that sunlight didn’t filter down to the lower levels. Photos in link.
Z8GYR TIL Most of the world don't refrigerate their eggs. Some wash their eggs the minute they are laid to which prevents salmonella. In the places that don't wash their egg they leave the protective layer (cuticle) on allowing eggs to stay out.
rRVyW TIL there are still dry counties in the USA where the sale of any kind of alcohol is prohibited. Some of these, like Moore Country, Tennessee, date back to the passage of state prohibition laws in the early 20th century.
WW8Y TIL The Celebration Music at the end of The Phantom Menace is the Emperor’s Theme in a major key. A haunting foreshadowing.