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TIL during the making of ‘Borat,’ the police were called 92 times on Sacha Baron Cohen.

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6Eb4l TIL 'Democracy sausage' is the Australian term for sausage sandwiches sold at polling booths. In 1989 the liberal party leader was accused of bribing voters with democracy sausages after wearing a BBQ hat and apron and "being involved in the dissemination of sausages" at an election campaign.
4kGX TIL the Weird Urge to jump off high places is actually being studied.
Lkgyr TIL Henry Cavill refused to use steroids to muscle up for his Superman role in "Man of Steel". He believed that it would have been dishonest of him to use trickery while playing Superman, and he wanted to push his body to the limits, to develop his physique into one that was Superman-worthy.
4ONJ TIL the revolver was first created by 16 year-old Samuel Colt.
GpBj TIL: In Switzerland a group of citizens may challenge a law passed by Parliament, if they gather 50,000 signatures against the law within 100 days. A national vote is scheduled where voters decide by a simple majority whether to accept or reject the law.