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TIL that extras in film and television productions will repeat phrases like "watermelon canteloupe" and "rhubarb rhubarb" over and over again to simulate the murmur of a crowd in the background.

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BOme TIL that during the fundraiser scene for The Dark Knight, Michael Caine was supposed to have some dialogue when the Joker first shows up. However, as it was his first time seeing Heath Ledger in his full Joker costume, he was so terrified that he forgot every single one of his lines.
ADwln TIL about the hijacking of the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso in 2011 in the Gulf of Aden. A story about pirates, international fraud, cover ups, and murder.
78MEb TIL Some humans are able to wiggle their ears; vestigial movements of muscles around the ear indicate the direction of sounds a person is paying attention to.
eprgk TIL about HeroRATS, southern giant pouched rats that are trained to detect and indicate landmine locations. They are trained by non-profit APOPO. They also have rats who are trained to detect tuberculosis.
gMZ1L TIL that the Dancing Plant (Codariocalyx motorius) will move its leaves when subjected to loud music, but we do not know exactly how and why it does this.