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TIL blockbuster films are named after a bomb

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KYGG6 TIL cane toads (both tadpoles and adults) can survive in high salinity water.
PYeJZ TIL that The Beatles wanted to make a Lord Of The Rings movie before Peter Jackson did, however Tolkien refused to let them.
a8G9b TIL that in 2012, a crucified Jesus statue in India started dripping water from it's feet. Hundreds of believers flocked to the dripping cross, collecting and consuming the “holy” water. It was later revealed that the source of the water was a clogged toilet from a nearby washroom.
vn08 TIL that very few educated people since Greek times believed the Earth to be flat. The myth that ppl believed in a flat earth was made up to demonize religion.
E1kdx TIL the very first automation happened was via first Electronic Computer Colossus, to reduce the time for decoding World War II messages between Hitler & his Generals, from six weeks to six hours, at Bletchley Park in England.