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TIL the British English spelling of the word "curb" is "kerb"

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xV5ek TIL heavy metal is used in torture interrogations because "These people haven't heard heavy metal. They can't take it. If you play it for 24 hours, your brain and body functions start to slide, your train of thought slows down and your will is broken. That's when we come in and talk to them."
PYrGn TIL that Shrek was submitted and accepted into the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals to happen every year and competed against films like David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, The Piano Teacher, and The Son’s Room. Shrek truly a masterpiece amongst all films.
m1XNE TIL that a Loofah is a vegetable, specifically a member of the pumpkin, squash, and gourd family, and can be eaten if harvested early enough.
vPX0D TIL That the transition of the Ming to Qing dynasty in China took 65 years and cost approximately 25 million lives.