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TIL before the discovery of x-rays or the popularity of xylophones, alphabet books struggled with examples for "X is for...". Some used Greek figures like Xerxes and Xantippe, but others were lazy and just said "X is a letter, like this X".

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Wl5N TIL While Filming “The Gold Rush”, Charlie Chaplin did 63 separate takes of a scene where his character eats a boot—in reality, a prop made of licorice—and ended up being taken to the hospital for insulin shock due to the high sugar intake.
9BZM TIL that because of Aboriginal avoidance laws, Many Australian television programs and films include a title card warning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to “use caution viewing this film, as it may contain images or voices of dead persons”
QJOMk TIL The World's deepest pool (60.02 meters) opened in Dubai with a warning to divers not to visit the Burj Khalifa after diving or they could develop decompression sickness, also known as 'the bends'.
e0bOJ TIL Influential Evangelical minister Jerry Falwell Sr. railed against MLK jr, staunchly opposed allowing black and white students to attend the same school, and founded a private school for whites only. He never apologized for his racial views but he did become less public about them in later years
9w7DQ TIL that CBS used to add bird songs to their golf broadcasts to eliminate awkward silences. This went unnoticed until a viewer, familiar with the bird songs of the region, realized the sounds were from birds that didn't inhabit the area where the tournament was being held.