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TIL during a 1966 film version of Fahrenheit 451, the opening credits were read aloud with no text, since it's about a world without reading matter.

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xVmeD TIL that Ennio Morricone's first Oscar for a soundtrack came at the age of 87
Y7yDd TIL there are depictions of Knights engaging Snails in battle drawn in the margins of late 13th century medieval written works like song & prayer books, & even papal letters. They include man-sized snails, snails hovering in mid air, & man/snail hybrids ridden by rabbits. Their origins are a mystery
pW1N TIL Cannabis is the largest cash crop in the U.S., exceeding corn and wheat combined
P9eE TIL that Sony didn’t stop making new floppy disks until March 2011…due to “lack of demand”
8XYV TIL that in order to protect his garden, a retired French doctor infected the rabbits with myxomatosis virus. The virus later resulted in a 98% decline in rabbit population in Europe. As a consequence predators like Iberian Lynx’s population also declined.