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TIL that Heather Donahue, the lead in The Blair Witch Project, brought a large knife with her to the set on the first day of filming because she was concerned it was a snuff film, and her friends & family didn't want her to do the movie.

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pV7Z TIL while Erin Langworthy was bungee jumping 360 feet above the Zambezi river, the cord broke and she was forced to swim the raging waters with her feet tied together, at one point diving to free the rope from debris.
KOJj6 TIL there are only two operating public tunnels in Florida: The 864 ft New River Tunnel in Ft. Lauderdale and the 4,200 ft Port Miami Tunnel.
WkgV4 TIL an alternative interpretation of the myth of Narcissus is that he sat gazing into the spring to console himself for the death of his beloved twin sister, his exact counterpart, by recalling her features in the reflection.
kN75 TIL that Alexithymia, the inability to identify and describe your own emotions, affects roughly 10% of the general population.
W7VnX TIL that the Czech Republic is home to the largest castle complex in the world, Prague Castle. The complex covers over 70,000 square meters and includes numerous palaces, churches, and gardens. It has been the seat of Czech rulers for over a thousand years.