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TIL the Corona Muralis was a golden battlement-shaped crown awarded to the first Roman soldier or centurion who climbed the wall of a besieged city and to successfully place the standard of the attacking army upon it.

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okVK TIL The bear is the most anthropomorphic animal in its behavior and appearance. Many Native Americans consider the bear to be either an ancestor or brother, due to their organs, appendages,ability to stand and their intelligence. Sometimes a bear standing up has been mistaken for a Sasquatch.
Z57Q TIL Rope (1948 Jimmy Stewart, IMDb 8.1 RT 97%) is an 80 min Hitchcock film shot in only 10 takes, with every other cut masked so it looks like only 5 takes (projectionists changed reels every 20 min) It takes place in real time, is Hitchcock’s first Technicolor film, and was banned for homosexuality
9wNQM TIL In 2000, Enron and Blockbuster signed a "20-year exclusive deal" to provide movie on-demand services. They ended their partnership 8 months later.
PYwVJ TIL rust can kill you. Rusting metal consumes oxygen and can lead to death especially in confined spaces like holds of ships. In 2007, three people suffocated one after the other in the anchor locker of a vessel because rust had consume all the oxygen.
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.