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TIL that "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana was named after a deodorant for teen girls

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ADK7B TIL in WWII The Lockheed-Vega plant in Burbank was completely hidden below a blanket of Camouflage. It gave the appearance of a suburban area, rubber vehicles & quaint, peaceful neighborhoods, all painted on canvas to avoid bombing by the Japanese.
m1X6v TIL a pregnant belly can explode.
W7kXX TIL that Quentin Tarantino, while listing out his favorite movies released between 1992 and 2009, referred to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" as one of the true masterpieces of our time. He also said the film was directed by "M. Night Shyamalamadingdong."
LQor9 TIL that Queen Elizabeth II visited the filming set of the series Game of Thrones, the production offered her to sit on the Iron Throne and she refused.
9pJm TIL Darwin proposed that nodding for “yes” and head-shaking for “no” is a common cross-cultural gesture because it has its roots in basic human instincts related to breast feeding