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TIL that in most Hollywood movies any scene involving an animal is monitored by the Humane Society to ensure no animals are actually harmed in the making of the film.

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Rjjj TIL “Spirit Halloween” shops that pop up around Halloween are owned by Spencer Gifts and make up nearly half of the company’s revenue in the two months they’re open each year.
Z8ZVa TIL that the Joint Chiefs of Staff came up with 'Operation Northwoods', a proposal made to JFK that would allow the CIA to carry out false flag attacks in America. Blame was to be put on Cuba, providing America with the justification for military intervention. JFK rejected the proposal.
JpGl TIL the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima released an amount of energy equivalent to the conversion of 0.7 grams of matter into energy.
j5QE TIL The Pledge of Allegiance Was Just A Marketing Ploy
OGPGe TIL that in the music video for “YMCA”, the Village People do not preform the iconic dance, as it was suggested to the band by Dick Clark on “American Bandstand” six months after the video was shot.