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TIL Ireland has a small island of artists who elect their own kings, even though they have no powers.

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OoYX6 TIL Two babies were switched at birth, one family was rich and the other poor, the rich couple's biological baby became a truck driver and the poor couple's biological baby became a CEO of a company
Qmne TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, they limited the onscreen blood from gun shots during the truck chase by using fine red dust instead of liquid fake blood. Unfortunately, the only red dust available for the squibs was Cayenne Pepper, which caused a lot of suffering for the stunt crew.
M95K TIL that in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings:The two towers , the horse that saves Aragorn when he falls off the cliff is the same horse that Aragorn sets free after saying “has seen enough of war”. Also Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse after the movie
MeR9b TIL while she was playing Daisy Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985) Catherine Bach's legs were insured for a million dollars.
p8QoA TIL that Marvel Comics' Thanos and DC Comics' Darkseid, as well as sharing many other similarities, were created by the same person