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TIL The safety pin was invented in 1849 to settle a $15 debt.

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nWEnY TIL of the film '100 Years', written by and starring John Malkovich, which is due to be released on 18th November 2115. The film is kept in a high-tech, bulletproof glass safe in Cognac, France. It's tagline is "The Movie You Will Never See".
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8l6a TIL before Skyfall, James Bond had killed 352 people