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TIL Danny DeVito directed, produced, starred in and narrated the 1996 film Matilda

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njvo TIL The Director of The Truman Show (Peter Weir)wanted to have a video camera installed in every theater where the movie was shown. At one point, the projectionist would cut to the live footage of the audience, then back to the movie.
Gvaj TIL that Steven Colbert went before congress in character to defend Agricultural Job visas for immigrants.
7Qep TIL in 1965, the city of Amsterdam started the White Bicycle Plan that provided free public bicycles for anyone to go from place to place. Within a month, most of the bikes were stolen or found in canals.
d8J1d TIL The Giant Squid demonstrates Deep Sea Gigantism, a phenomenon whereby deep dwelling species grow far larger than shallower water relatives to be more efficient in the depths where food is scarcer
wLWNJ TIL Flamingo knees do not bend backwards. What we think of as their "knee" is actually the ankle joint. The knees are located further up the leg, hidden by the body and feathers.