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TIL Will Ferrell's jumpy reactions to the jack-in-the-box's in "Elf" were genuine, as director Jon Favreau was controlling them remotely offstage.

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9YZmX TIL about the Georgia Guidestones, a set of huge granite slabs in Elbert County, Georgia commissioned by anonymous benefactors. The 5 slabs contain messages in 12 languages, and are intended to help rebuild human civilization after a global catastrophe.
nWr0r TIL Norman Rockwell suffered from multiple personalities, including Rocky, who was abducted by aliens. Rockwell suffered from multiple psychotic breaks and created dark, sometimes blasphemous art that was never shown.
wLZG6 TIL The reason why we view neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic.
pxkN TIL ‘mine flails’ are armored vehicles that detonate mines by whipping them with heavy chains.
VMRD8 TIL Queen bees face increased chance of execution if they mate with two males rather than one. A colony may kill their queen because of the quality of offspring.