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TIL There are giant clouds of alcohol in space.

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8apVG TIL The beat "Shave and a haircut" used when knocking on doors is highly offensive in Mexico, as it is commonly used to stand in for the rhythmically similar vulgar phrase "chinga tu madre, cabrón" (English: "F*** your mother, asshole!")
mxX5M TIL that the 1981 film Roar used real lions during filming, resulting in at least 70 cast and crew being injured. A crew member was scalped, another had his throat bitten out, and and much of the footage of attacks was used in the final cut of the film. The blood seen in the movie is real.
vVEL TIL Nestle Corporation owns Stouffers, Lean Pockets, Hot Pockets, Lean Cuisine, Tombstone pizzas, Jacks pizza, DiGiorno, and California Pizza Kitchen
9YdJp TIL that Papua New Guinea's government has officially endorsed sign language as the country's fourth official language, alongside English, Tok Pisin and Motu.
v14ox TIL Chumbawamba was at the forefront of the 1980s anarcho-punk movement.