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TIL that Kirk Douglas and his wife lived to a combined age of 205

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D1x6j TIL in the movie Jurrasic Park, the velociraptor noises were made from tortoises having sex.
dgA8 TIL of exploding teeth, a medical condition that occurred in the 19th century and remains unexplained.
69pA8 TIL shadows can move faster than light - While nothing can travel faster than light, the "speed" of a shadow isn't limited by this rule, creating some trippy effects.
LkgY9 TIL that x-ray analysis is commonly applied to ancient paintings in order to reveal corrections, underdrawings and even figures the artist wanted to hide, such as a hidden man in Picassos "Blue Room".
oBl48 TIL about Anthropologist Prof Joy Hendry who has spent 45 years researching Japan