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TIL: Once upon a time, Japan had sewing machines you controlled with a Nintendo Game Boy

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epArD TIL Andre the giant let rip a 16 second fart during the filming of princess bride!
Kb4w TIL that after seeing one of the last episodes of “Breaking Bad,” George R. R. Martin (author of the books on which “Game of Thrones” is based) tweeted that Walter White was more evil than any character he has created… and that he would need to do something about that.
neZPG TIL The villagers of Piplantri plants 111 trees every time a girl is born. To ensure the girls financial security, the villagers contribute Rs 21,000 and set a fixed deposit bank account, which can be used only, once she turns 18
p8LJe TIL the word rooster was coined by English colonial protestants in the 1700s as an alternative to the word cock, in order to avoid the vulgar connotations. Until relatively recent times, this was primarily an Americanism, with most of the English speaking world still using cock for a male chicken.
g0PW TIL: Stephen King only charges $1 to adapt his short stories into films. He calls them “dollar babies”.