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TIL That Gorilla Glass was invented in 1952 and the idea of using it was shelved until 2005.

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a4E9 TIL that “sailing the Seven Seas” originally referred to the seven bodies of water Arabian traders crossed to reach China.
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deOK TIL Howard Hughes’ “The Conqueror” was filmed on a nuclear test site, causing 91 cast and crew members to develop cancer. This is thought to be responsible for the deaths of John Wayne, Susan Hayward, director Dick Powell and others. It would be Hughes’ last movie.
OovEa TIL In Titanic, director James Cameron was the one who drew the charcoal drawing of Rose. Since he's left-handed and DiCaprio is a righty, the close-up drawing footage was flipped in post to make the artist right-handed.
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