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TIL that during filming Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O'Toole added foam rubber to his camel saddle to increase comfort. This eventually spread across the Middle East and O'Toole was called the “Father of Rubber”

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W79nY TIL that San Marino used to be the only communist republic west of the Iron Curtain until a "coup d'état" from the Christian Democratic Party ousted the communists and socialists from ruling the country. The new government was immediately recognised by France, United States and Italy.
jW7E TIL of John ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill, a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword. He holds the last recorded kill with a bow and arrow in action.
GYjPE TIL of the ‘3-30-300 rule’, a proposed rule in urban planning that argues that everyone should be able to see at least 3 trees from home, with a 30% canopy cover in each neighbourhood and the nearest park being a maximum of 300 metres away.
npkr TIL The goliath tigerfish is said to be a bigger and deadlier version of the piranha. It has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles. It has only ever been caught by a handful of fishermen due to the danger it poses.
698yY TIL Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, once suggested that the US-Canadian reciprocity treaty of 1911 would lead to the annexation of Canada to the US. This helped lead to the defeat of the Laurier government, which negotiated the treaty with the US.