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TIL butt dials to 911 increase during summer when roller coaster rides are more common.

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gMokX TIL of a plant known as the "Suicide plant" (also called Gympie-Gympie) which is common in the north-eastern rainforests of Australia. Brief contact with its silica-tipped hairs can penetrate the skin causing extremely painful stinging which has been said to last from months to years
A6oB TIL “Princess sickness” is a term used in China and Korea to describe a psychological phenomenon affecting young women characterized by narcissism, egocentrism and melodramatic personality resulting in individuals acting like princesses.
p8Web TIL During ancient Roman times, the iconic marble sculptures weren't actually white. They were actually painted and have just lost their paint over the hundreds of years.
yWDM TIL while filming the Russian Roulette scenes in The Deer Hunter, Robert De Niro asked for a single live round to be put in the pistol. Director Michael Cimino allowed it
wLPJY TIL that Ford used an astrologer from California to determine which date they would launch the new Ford Taurus. They paid the astrologer $500.