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5VQJQ TIL that in "Maleficent", Angelina Jolie's own daughter had to play the younger version of Aurora, because they were unable to find any other young girl who wasn't too scared to go near Angelina in her Maleficent costume.
BrAyy TIL: In the 1800's James F O'Connell was marooned on Pohnpei Island where he was coerced into getting tattooed head to toe by the locals. When he was eventually rescued, he joined PT Barnum's Circus as "The Tattooed Irishman" and became the world's first tattooed showman
eZg6 TIL Sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland.
4kemg TIL Rabbits were used in early pregnancy tests. When female rabbits were injected with urine from a pregnant woman, their ovaries would change. Unfortunately, the rabbit had to be dissected to find out. Later tests used frogs.
x6Or7 TIL that an increasingly common phenomenon in the modern dating world, ghosting, or a sudden cessation of all contact with someone, is often unilateral but simultaneous ghosting sometimes occurs in which case there is no ghostee.