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Today I learned that Penn & Teller first performed together 45 years ago at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, sometimes with a third performer, billed as "The Asparagus Valley Cultural Society."

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d8yvZ TIL that the live penguins that starred in Batman Returns (1992) had their own refrigerated dressing rooms and a swimming pool. The set was kept cold for them. Danny DeVito was the only one who was comfortable, because of the extensive face prosthetics, heavy padding, and heavy coat he had to wear.
ADvwa TIL that, a year before the end of WW I, Germany lodged an official complaint with the United States over the issuing of Winchester M97 "Trench Broom" shotgun to its' troops. So much so that the German military issued a kill order towards any troops carrying either shotguns or shotgun ammunition.
R5oxw TIL that in the 4th century BC a man named Herostratus burned down the Temple of Artemis one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World for clout.
awemb TIL It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
p8nPb TIL that the US Navy trains dolphins for protection and search capabilities. The dolphins are transported in special pools on ships and are cared for for the rest of their lives, even after being retired