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TIL that the Michael Myers mask used in “Halloween II” (1981) was the same Myers’ mask from the first film, but differs in appearance because producer Debra Hill, a chainsmoker, stored it under her bed for three years. The new Michael Myers actor also had a stockier build than the original one.

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YBaG TIL ancient Nubian mummies were found to have the modern antibiotic Tetracycline in their bones. They got it from beer.
W1GY TIL during the Tiananmen Square incident Chinese agents were tasked with spotting foreign journalists taking pictures from their hotel room windows. After determining their room number an entry team would batter down the door and try and seize any film.
65Gm TIL that two of the moons in our solar system (Ganymede & Titan) are actually larger than the planet Mercury.
oRM9R TIL that Papua New Guinea still recognizes the British monarch as their ceremonial head of state.
M44V TIL the Indian government has issued cattle ID cards of cows in West Bengal to stop smuggling of cows to Bangladesh. Each cattle ID card has the picture of the animal & the owner with information such as its color,height,sex and length of horns and details-like “one horn missing” or “half tail lost”