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TIL that alcohol is used in freezer thermometers as it has a lower freezing point than other fluids

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0w84N TIL that the “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee” scene in the movie Grease, which features a line about Elvis, was filmed on the same day he died.
BreWy TIL that there is a "Bring your Limericks to Limerick" contest, sponsored by the Limerick Writers' Centre in Limerick, Ireland.
MevLB TIL in the movie Child’s Play, it took 11 different people to control the animatronic puppet Chucky, with a different person handling each part of his body from his legs to his eyebrows
YpRKZ TIL Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four years later, at 27, Warner would lead the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl Championship, setting several league records, as well as being the only player in history to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP
nWyYb TIL that there is a "witch window" also known as a "Vermont window," found almost exclusively in Vermont. These slanted windows are installed at a 45-degree angle in the gable-end wall of a house and are designed to prevent witches from flying into the home on their brooms.