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TIL The Matrix’ government lobby scene was real. There is no CGI in the scene, just the actors with special effects–all the explosions are real. The office building was a real set, the helicopter on wires, all the firing, real as well as the water pouring in all over the place.

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7N1L TIL that, due to an urban legend, it’s common belief among brazilians that you might die from poisoning if you eat mango fruit mixed with milk
yZ5J TIL that when Ceausescu made abortion and contraception illegal in Romania in 1967, he created a baby boom whose members eventually became those most likely responsible for his fall from power and execution in 1989.
xDo0 TIL in 1967 The Monkees sold more records than The Beatles and Rolling Stones combined.
N6nQ TIL That fulmars, a type of seabird, vomit a putrid fishy oil on their assailants in self-defense. Not only does it smell horrific, but it’s lethal to predatory birds because it permanently glues their feathers together.
4XJWJ TIL Foxconn's Longhua factory, responsible for manufacturing Apple's iPhones, had issues with workers committing suicide by jumping off buildings in response to poor working conditions. They tried to resolve the situation by installing large safety nets to catch falling bodies.