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GYdP1 TIL In 1939 a 24 year old Orson Welles attempted to adapt Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' but had to cancel due to budget constraints. The studio asked him for a more conventional project. He suggested a B film of his, an exploration of a newspaper tycoon’s rise and downfall. He called it Citizen Kane.
7r4wr TIL cheese activates the same areas of your brain as cocaine and heroine
LAor TIL When threatened by wasps, honey bees form a ball around them and vibrate, killing the wasp with their body heat
16Go4 TIL that actor William Shatner is also a recording artist; he started with his 1968 album The Transformed Man in which he cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performance.
d8lM7 TIL In northern Thailand, a conservationist named Richard Lair put together the Thai Elephant Orchestra, in which 16 elephants play specially developed instruments like steel drums and even harmonicas.