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TIL that over 1/4th of global hazelnut production is bought by an Italian company to make Nutella.

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M7roV TIL of the Wilhelm scream. The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect that has been used in a number of films and TV series, beginning in 1951 with the film Distant Drums. The scream is usually used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.
vQb4 TIL a San Francisco biotech startup has managed to 3D print fake rhino horns that carry the same genetic fingerprint as the actual horn. The company will sell rhino horns at one-eighth of the price of the original, undercutting the price poachers can get and forcing them out
R7MAl TIL that while he often said "my dear Watson" and "elementary", Sherlock Holmes never actually said the often used quote "Elementary, my dear Watson".
8aoo4 TIL that during the Prussian siege of Paris, supplies and food were so dire that after slaughtering all the farm animals and pets, eventually the animals in the zoo were killed. There's even a copy of a restaurant menu from the time that included dishes like elephant consommé and roast camel.
6ENx7 TIL that there is a Newspaper Prop that has been used in different movies for over 50 years