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TIL that during filming of Titanic, the cast and crew ate chowder laced with PCP, leading to a hospital conga Line.

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OoPE7 TIL that 14 of the 60 residents of the village of New Rome, Ohio were police officers. The police department's only purpose was issuing traffic tickets, and they brought in around $400,000 a year, mostly by citing drivers for things such as improperly tinted windows. The town was dissolved in 2004.
QJGle TIL a killer whale at MarineLand learned to regurgitate fish and let it sit on the surface to attract seagulls. When a seagull takes the bait, the whale would come up from the water and eat the bird. Four other whales copied that behavior.
d8pME TIL Dymphna, patron saint of mental illness, fled from her "mad king" father to Geel, Belgium. She founded an sanctuary for the mentally ill. After her death, the afflicted continued to flock to Geel. Citizens began boarding and caring for them in their homes, a tradition that continues today.
8p94 TIL there was the Soviet equivalent to Eurovision called the Intervision Song Contest. Because of a lack of phones, viewers would turn lights on or off if they liked or didn’t like the song. According to load experienced on the electrical network, points were granted accordingly to each contestant.
KpYw TIL 1969, 90 percent of all children walked to school, as schools were part of complete neighborhoods, but in 2002 only 31 percent walked to school due to the impact of sprawl