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TIL Vincent Price's last film was Edward Scissorhands
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TIL that the first British person into space was cosmonaut Helen Sharman in 1991 aboard a Soviet Soyuz mission to the Mir space station.
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TIL about worm grunting. This is a procedure when a strip of metal is rubbed on to a wooden stake to create vibrations. These vibrations mimic the sounds of moles digging which drives the worms to the surface.
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TIL The classic scene in Wayne's World where Garth dances to Jimi Hendrix - 'Foxy Lady' in the diner was improvised. Director: Myers & Carvey were always trying to one-up each other. The dance was not in the script. Just a zoom on Garth's face was planned, but Carvey says, “How about if I do this?”
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TIL that there is a Village in Japan whose population decreased from 300 to mere 27 due to depopulation and the locals started using scare-crows to substitute the people who had left or died. These scare-crows are placed everywhere (at bus stops, schools etc.). Today this village has 400 scare-crows
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TIL shorts were once considered taboo in America. The city of Honesdale, PA banned the wearing of shorts in 1938, "Honesdale is a modest town, not a bathing beach." In May 1959, Plattsburgh, N.Y. banned the wearing of shorts by anyone over 16. Violators received a $25 fine or 25 days in jail.