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TIL that the Wizard of Oz (1939) popularized Green Witches

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a86jb TIL that Basil Fawlty was based on a real hotel owner that John Cleese had met whilst filming Monty Python
4rpo TIL that while on an expedition into Africa during the late 19th century, James Jameson, heir to the Jameson Irish whiskey empire, bought a 10 yr old girl for six handkerchiefs and gave her to cannibals so he could witness and sketch her being eaten.
JYQ9V TIL that in an urban revitalization effort, Cleveland attempted to set the Guinness Book of World Records by releasing millions of balloons from its downtown area. 60% of them wound up in Lake Erie, stymieing a rescue effort for two missing fishermen. Guinness denied the city any official records.
evbD TIL that in March 2012, scientist and blogger Jonathan Corbett demonstrated the ineffectiveness of full body scanners by publishing a viral video showing how he was able to get a metal box through backscatter x-ray and millimeter wave scanners in two US airports.
Llkr TIL Elephants understand teamwork and can complete exercises faster than the humans that designed them. They also did it using techniques the humans hadn’t even considered.