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TIL the movie The 5th Element is not only a French film, but was the highest grossing French film until The Intouchables in 2011

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M7Zya TIL that during the 18th century, “coining” was a common crime where people would shave off tiny amounts of precious metal from coins, which was punishable by death in some countries.
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Y60d TIL that by will, J.R.R. Tolkien expressively prohibited any use of the “Lord of the Rings” novels by disney (german source)
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XVAD TIL that during World War 2, penicillin was scarce, so it was common to collect urine from patients to recycle the penicillin.