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TIL that the first bristle toothbrush resembling the modern one was found in China and used during the Tang dynasty (619–907). Hog bristles from Siberian and northern Chinese hogs, which were firmer due to the colder temperatures, were attached to handles made of bamboo or bone.

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wLj7P TIL that the first crime ever recorded in Antarctica occurred when a Soviet scientist, upset at losing a chess game (to another Soviet scientist), attacked his opponent with an ice axe. It's unclear whether the attack was fatal or not, but the result was that chess was banned by the Soviets.
wXG7 TIL pawn stars is completely staged
nWlj7 TIL Often truncated, Oppenheimer's fuller quote was "I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.'"
m0JP TIL Daniel Day-Lewis declined the role of Lincoln because he didn’t know if he could play such an iconic role. It was Leonardo DiCaprio who convinced him to take the role after Spielberg told him that Day-Lewis declined. It is unknown how DiCaprio convinced Day-Lewis to take the role.
oRnoE TIL The 2005 film ‘Hostel’ damaged Slovakia’s representation and tourism economy so badly that director Eli Roth was invited to an all expenses paid trip to clear false allegations the film made about the country, such as it being a ‘crime riddled, corrupt, lawless, poor and dangerous’ place.