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TIL: Disney's theme park ride "Pirates of the Caribbean" originally used real human skeletons as props

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XEaBQ TIL that D-Day was mostly planned by British Commanders, the most prominent being Lieutenant-General Frederick E. Morgan, with Bernard Montgomery placed in charge of all ground forces (including the US Army)
4Xje5 TIL the eye sockets of the Moai statues in Esater Island used to have eyes made of coral
ZpdZa TIL that in 2013 while promoting a new album, Katy Perry, when asked what was in her purse by a fan, said that it used to have locks of hair from Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga in it, that she got while sharing a dressing room at the Grammys with them. She also put little bows on each lock of hair.
neDa9 TIL: Male Western parotia bird appears like a ballet dancer while performing courtship display to attract female. He just doesn't perform, but rehearses in advance and ensures the perching spot is clean for the female to watch the show comfortably. The endemic species belongs to birds of paradise.
OKd1 TIL in Dante’s Inferno, bankers were placed in a lower rung of hell than murderers because Dante condemned excessive (>10%) of Interest on Loans.