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TIL after his two previous ads/films were rejected by his clients, experimental filmmaker Peter Kubelka changed country and made "Arnulf Rainer". When this 7 minute film premiered in 1960, most of the audience walked out and Kubelka lost most of his friends because of it.

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epp9k TIL about the "Marche du Nain Rouge" a costumed festival and parade every spring in Detroit where residents banish "Nain Rogue" or " The Demon of the Strait" for another year.
awXb0 TIL about Helga de la Brache. A woman who grew up in lower class circumstances but succesfully posed as a Swedish princess for years. Convincing even the Swedish royal family who gave her a pension and "furniture befitting a princess."
705X TIL A typical Rihanna single hit costs around $75,000 to make, another million to promote it, and the lyrics are written in about 15 minutes.
gnD8 TIL: NASA has found that under certain conditions the moon rings like a bell.
nWjer TIL language can affect how we perceive color. This was studied in the Himbas tribe, who have a measurably difficult time distinguishing between blue and green, because they use the same word to categorize both.