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TIL the leather made in Bugatti Veyrons are sourced from separately raised cows in the mountains of Austria, because the cows are in an environment free of barbed wire and mosquitoes, allowing for almost flawless hide

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gGN7 TIL in Star Wars: Rogue One, Director Gareth Edwards was able to wear VR goggles and literally walk the set before the practical set was built. Using a wand, he could move set pieces like buildings or trees, and he could also plan camera angles and movement.
9YGmG TIL of the Order of Victory, the highest award in WWII for the Soviet Union. It has 19 recipients, with five non-Soviets awarded: Dwight D. Eisenhower (USA), Bernard Montgomery (UK), Michael I (Romania), Michał Rola-Żymierskim (Poland) and Josip Broz Tito (Yugoslavia)
5YZbP TIL that the 1994 movie Baby's Day Out was reviewed very negatively by critics in the west, named the worst movie of the year by The Buffalo News and grossed only $16 million dollars in the US and Canada. However, in India, it was considered more popular than Star Wars and was remade 3 times.
vwVj TIL that in order to increase the team’s morale, the South Korean Men’s National Football team, during the World Cup, got to meet the top Starcraft players, who the footballers revered as their heroes.
Wdp9 TIL that Hitler hid his relationship with Eva Braun because he believed that he was sexually attractive to women and wished to exploit this for political gain by remaining single, as he felt marriage would decrease his appeal