› added 10 years ago

353

TIL during the filming of “Titanic” someone put the drug PCP in lobster chowder that was served to the cast and crew. 80 people were hospitalized with hallucinations. Upon hearing of this James Cameron made himself vomit before the effects of the drug fully kicked in.

Read more gothamist.com

via reddit.com

R774Q TIL That Rheas (large South American birds related to the Ostrich) are loose in Germany and have established a stable population
KGjB TIL Katrina and the Waves earned approximately $1,000,000 a year between 2000 and 2010 for their 1985 hit “Walking on Sunshine”.
R5Lmw TIL an annual Elephant Beauty Contest has been held in Chitwan National Park, Nepal since 2010, and the latest winner Selfiekali was selected in December 2023 for "her vibrant colours and moves"
LkgZQ TIL: The Lincoln Futura is a one-of-a-kind concept car built for $200k ($2 mil today) that through a series of events ended up as the 60's Batmobile and was sold for $4.5 million.
KOrja TIL the small hole next to the camera on the back of a phone is for a microphone for when shooting video