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TIL that the pigment "Indian yellow" was historically made from the dried piss balls of cows fed primarily on mango leaves

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yVl4a TIL the movie Cleopatra cost $350 million adjusted for inflation to make, 3 times higher than Ben Hur. Due to its cost it was considered a box office bomb despite being highest grossing film of 1963.
XEE68 TIL the United States bombed North Korea between 1950 to 1953, killing 1 in 5 of North Korea's population, leveling every significant town and city along with hydroelectric and irrigation dams, causing massive flooding and destruction of crops
p8GgZ TIL that George Burns bought new Cadillacs every year and drove until the age of 93, when he stopped due to becoming so short that he couldn't see over the steering wheel.
P1jPO TIL that sea otters have a favorite rock they use to break open shellfish, and they keep it in a pouch under their armpits
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