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TIL that there was moss growing on the OUTSIDE of the iss

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9EJm TIL in The Island of Dr. Moreau Marlon Brando wore a small radio receiver to aid him remembering his lines. Co-Star David Thewlis claimed “He’d be in the middle of a scene and suddenly he’d be picking up police messages and Marlon would repeat, ‘There’s a robbery at Woolworths’.”
AWBB TIL the Ancient Egyptians had a city called Crocodilopolis. It contained a sacred lake where crocodiles were worshipped, fed and adorned with jewelry.
e0n9E TIL that IKEA screws get stripped so fast because the screw head is not Phillips, and is actually superior with the right tools
a87QN TIL Chuck Mangione recorded a song called “Peggy Hill” to honor the series.
XEXY6 TIL that Coca-Cola used to literally, unironically contain cocaine to round off its other main ingredient, caffeine.