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TIL that one of Pablo Escobar’s most efficient cocaine labs was a village on wheels. When a flight was due in to pick up or drop off, the houses would be wheeled back to expose a landing strip and then wheeled forward again when the plane took off.

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b9jra TIL the epic historical film, Quo Vadis (1951), grossed $21 million at the box office in 1951, which is $210,000,000 today. It used 32,000 costumes and over 30,000 extras appeared. Its success is credited with saving "MGM" from bankruptcy. It was filmed at Benito Mussolini's film studio in Rome.
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OojpX TIL: Scrum methodology was introduced by Asian men, Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka, in their 1986 Harvard Business Review article, 'The New New Product Development Game'.
e1rL TIL that the smell of rain is called “petrichor” and is caused by oils released by plants during dry periods then absorbed by clay and soil. Humidity then releases these oils into the air
1VoW TIL that chainsaw resistant clothing exists. When the chainsaw touches the fabric, it cuts thru the outer shell. Inside are long Kevlar fibers that are designed to be pulled into the saw and jam it, preventing further injury.