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TIL that when on shore leave in Singapore, members of the Royal Australian Navy used to get atop a public toilet building in Bugis and perform “The Dance of the Flaming Arseholes”

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gMY54 TIL that during the filming of The Return of the Jedi, Jabba the Hutt was performed by as many as 7 crew members simultaneously, and was one of the more expensive practical effects in the original Star Wars Trilogy.
1aKJP TIL of the Pygmalion effect, where teachers expectations of students can improve their performance.
bknE TIL the appendix is used as a safe-house for beneficial bacteria for when you have diarrhea