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TIL George Lucas got his head stuck inside the mouth of Bruce the mechanical shark from Jaws. Steven Spielberg thought it would be funny to close its mouth on him as a prank, but Bruce malfunctioned and George was trapped

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gLBb TIL The British Army considered (and attempted) training seagulls to poo on enemy submarines periscopes before realising that seagulls don’t fly that far out to sea.
9gnM TIL that a Wisconson Govener has used the line item veto to remove the word “not” from a bill. Effectively passing the opposite of the original legislation.
5K6r TIL that while smiling is perceived as a positive emotion most of the time, there are many cultures that see it as a negative expression and consider it unwelcoming. Too much smiling can be viewed as a sign of shallowness or dishonesty. Japanese people may smile when they are confused or angry.
7bJM TIL Referring to police as “Five-O” derived from the name of the television series Hawaii Five-O. While they named it Hawaii Five-O in honor of Hawaii’s being the 50th state.
yQAWV TIL that during the Mexican-American war, a battalion made up of mostly Irishmen called "St Patrick's Battalion" fought against the Americans, and when caught, were executed, making it the largest mass execution in United States history