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TIL that the alien in Alien was played by a Nigerian man named Bolaji Badejo. He died of sickle cell anemia in 1992, at the age of 39.

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ne9RB TIL the earliest known sources of uranium were in Naples, Italy & Jáchymov, Czech Republic. Uranium is 40 times more abundant in the Earth's crust than silver. 1 KG of uranium-235 can produce as much energy as 1.5 million KG of coal.
VMPrm TIL the Wedding March by Mendelssohn only gained popularity when it was selected by Victoria, Princess Royal (whose mother, Queen Victoria, loved his music) for her wedding to Prince Frederick William of Prussia
D1jgY TIL that M&M's are made with natural colouring in the EU but not in the US.
wo5M1 TIL The Liberty pole is derived from the assassination of Ceasar. After the assassinstion the assaliants paraded through Rome, one of the assailants carried a pileus on the end of his spear. The pileus has since been replaced by the Phrygian cap and become a symbol of Liberty and rebellion.
MYXB TIL that long-term couples develop interconnected memory systems.