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TIL there was a Republic of Yucatán ... twice!
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TIL that during his development, Nintendo almost made Waluigi an evil version of Princess Peach named "Warupichi," but he ultimately became the evil Luigi because Wario needed a doubles partner in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64
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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.
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TIL that a cape made of Madagascar Golden Orb spider silk went on display in 2012 at the London V&A museum. 1.2 million spiders provided the silk and it took 8 years to create.
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TIL a man broke out of jail because he was fed up with the loud rap music being played ‘day and night’ on his wing
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TIL when the Eiffel Tower was proposed, anglers in Paris feared that the tower would discharge lightning into the Seine and kill all the fish