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TIL that The Gaumont Film Company is the oldest exciting film company in the world

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4krON TIL the flag of Bangladesh is a red circle with a green background, but the red circle is offset slightly toward the hoist so that it appears centered when the flag is flying
6Eb0Y TIL that in 2015, Martin Scorsese directed a 16-minute short film called “The Audition” that served as an advertisement for a Chinese casino. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, with a cameo appearance from Brad Pitt. The budget was $70 million.
KgLB TIL that in 1968 Disney made a film entitled “Family Planning” in which Donald Duck told Hispanic people to stop having so many children
BJ9d TIL that on the EXACT same night the great Chicago fire began (which claimed 300 victims), a much larger fire claimed over 1,000 in Peshtigo WI.
xVXLD TIL Huntington Beach Police Department recently released more than 100 photos of possible victims of Serial Killer Rodney Alcala. He took the photos himself, and they want help identifying possible victims. See if you recognize anyone.