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TIL Director John Landis violated child labour laws & ignored warnings in a Twilight Zone scene with a helicopter & explosives. This resulted in the decapitation of Vic Morrow & a child actor, the death of another child actor, & the loss of the helicopter. He was acquitted of all charges.

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gMJJ4 TIL 3M invented the chemical PFOS back in 1950, used it in many products such as Teflon, Scotchgard, food warppers, etc., but it is now deemed to be toxic and the substance is now found in blood of animals everywhere from polar bears to dolphins to eagles.
nWLko TIL that Anteaters T-Pose to establish dominance or ward off predators.
D1kDJ TIL that women can produce breast milk without pregnancy or giving birth. This is called “induced lactation”, which allows women to breastfeed babies they didn’t give birth to, such as via adoption and surrogate.
BnK TIL JK Rowling seriously considered killing off Ron Weasley mid-series because she was ‘in an unhappy place.’
ZvED TIL The red juice that often collects in a package of red meat is not blood, nearly all blood is removed during processing. The red liquid, instead, is a mixture of water and a protein called myoglobin