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TIL Lust, Caution (2007) directed by Ang Lee is the highest-grossing NC-17 film of all time with a worldwide gross of $67.1 million (on a $15 million budget).

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R5xa1 TIL that a giant Publix birthday cake serves as the water tower for Lakeland, FL. Built in the 1980s the tower stands at 146 ft tall and delivers 250k gallons of water per minute.
6DDW TIL: The fictional company name “Acme” became popular in the 1920s, when numerous companies wanted to be at the top in alphabetized business telephone directories.
DQ5AV TIL: The International Space Station has a separate Russian side rather than being entirely free-use.
QngX TIL that the grippy texture on metal tools is called Knurling
w7YP TIL that the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows the President to “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens” who “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States”