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TIL that Van Halen's touring contract stated that if they found any brown M&M's backstage the band could cancel the concert at the full expense of the promotor. If brown M&M's were found it meant the promotor hadn't read every word of the contract and may have missed important safety-related items.

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X1BE TIL that the famous scarf of the 4th Doctor from Doctor Who was made 16 feet long as a result of a mistake.
M8D7 TIL Despite the generally positive reviews it got, the movie “ Idiocracy ” only brought in a mere $495,303 box office. It’s budget was about 4-6 times that.
alKZ TIL of Trial by ordeal which was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. Classically, the test was one of life or death and the proof of innocence was survival.
Z8EDG TIL of Anandibai Joshi, the first female doctor from India. She was also the first woman in India to complete her studies in western medicine from the United States.
1ak0P TIL that the British Army has the same number of soldiers now as it did in 1830, despite the UK's population being 4x larger now