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TIL In the 1800s moms were disguised as chairs and curtains so they could hold their children still during the exposure. These are now called the ‘hidden mother’ photos.

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j6d8n TIL according to Taika Waititi, 80% of the dialogue in Thor: Ragnarok was improvised, in order to create a "very loose and collaborate mood" among the cast an attempt to replicate the tone and sensibility from his previous films.
xAbw TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in U.S.A alone to contract HIV. After they found out they pulled it off the shelves in the U.S. and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so they wouldn’t lose money from it.
VKNk TIL In 2005, Benedict Cumberbatch was abducted at gunpoint in South Africa and left in unsettled territory with no explanation
BrBMe TIL hippos will spray their poop using their tails in order to mark their territory. Since baby hippos' intestines are sterile, they eat their mother's feces in order to mark their territory as well.
VBowZ TIL there used to be penguins that grew to 6 feet tall and could weigh more than 250 lbs.