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TIL that the original camera negatives of Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, and other documents and memorabilia, are stored in an underground salt mine, as the constant temperature and relative humidity offers natural protection

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ZW5p TIL that if batteries had advanced at the same pace as computer processors, a double a cell would contain more energy than a tactical nuke!
oBLLA TIL that Lenny Bruce was discharged from the US Navy for pretending to be a cross-dresser. Lenny wished to quiet the Navy after serving for 3 years during WW2 and devised the said plan for getting honorably discharged.
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