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TIL The 45th Infantry Division Wore a Swastika on Their Uniforms

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6E69Y TIL that the tornado in 'The Wizard of Oz' is just a 35 foot stocking blown by artificial wind and dirt held up by a "gantry" on a set - the gantry cost more than the whole anticipated budget for the entire scene; $218,347.23 in todays money.
EEmd TIL twilight was originally rejected by 14 publishers.
ADr6x TIL that some dolphins form boy bands to that sing together to attract females and these "bands" can stick together for decades
XbLE TIL that every president since Richard Nixon has had an assassination attempt.
EgkK7 TIL that renaissance painter El Greco made an offer to the Pope to repaint the Sistine Chapel over Michelangelo's "Last Judgement"