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TIL The Journal of Forensic Sciences looked at 400 movies and 126 fictional villains and concluded “No Country for Old Men”Anton Chigurh as the most realistic villain

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0w5xp TIL That In 2017 , 2 Students Left A Pineapple in an art gallery. When they came back 4 days later , it was in a glass frame.
l7Yrr TIL Pringles are made with a mixture of 1/3 water to 2/3 potato flakes and cornstarch, the mixture is then pressed and rolled into a thin sheet with 4 tonnes of pressure. A cutter punches an oval shape in the sheet and the scrap dough is separated and recycled back into the chip-making process
wLwRY TIL that the Cassowary’s reputation for disemboweling or killing a humans is the result of local folklore. There is only one recorded case of a fatal attack from 89 years ago.
a8WV9 TIL that Orson Welles met with Walt Disney about making an animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince together. Welles' pitch captivated Disney's animators so much that Walt became indignant. He declared to an associate, "There is not room on this lot for two geniuses!"
b0Va TIL Pregnant women are affected by morning sickness to protect the unborn fetus in its most vulnerable stage, when organs first start developing. It clears her system (via vomit) of substances that typically carry microbes or toxins.