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

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4kgOa TIL “Bésame Mucho” (“Kiss Me a Lot”) was written in 1941 by Consuelo Velasquez, who was about 15 years old at the time, in bolero style. Inspired by the Nightingale Aria from the opera “Goyescas” by Enrique Granados, she said that she had never been kissed when she wrote the song.
jNjgp TIL A Japanese company has awarded its non-smoking employees 6 extra vacation days to compensate for the smoker’s smoke breaks.
oRPoo TIL 25 poisonous plants & flowers you might have at your house
OGPR7 TIL Author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park/Congo/Sphere) was 6'9"
6EGnm TIL of Bill Werbeniuk, a big drinking Canadian Snooker player . He drank 43 pints of lager in a drinking contest against Scotsman Eddie Sinclair. After Sinclair passed out following his 42nd pint, Werbeniuk was reported to say “I’m away to the bar now for a proper drink”