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TIL archaeologists could determine the Lewis and Clark trail because their use of mercury laxatives left a trail of heavy metals along the way.

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oBnQE TIL that the scene in The Green Mile where Percy intentionally botches Delacroix’s execution was based on the actual botched execution of Jesse Tafero, which is speculated to have been intentional for retribution against the convicted cop killer.
9YrwX TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't allowed to dub his own role in Terminator in German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future come back in time and sound like a hillbilly.
e056g TIL that in 1924 in South Bend, Indiana a Chimpanzee was Arrested and Convicted for Smoking
KOXj6 TIL the odds that we’re the only advanced species in the galaxy are one in 60 billion.
R5p4 TIL A Cigarette was developed that negated its cancerous effects, but was shelved because tobacco companies refuse to admit their product isn’t safe