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TIL that the first sex symbol of Hollywood was a Japanese actor named Sessue Hayakawa

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A48g TIL instead of making a film about Iraq or Darfur, Stallone made Rambo 4 (2008) about “lesser-known” Myanmar military atrocities
Oon57 TIL residents of a UK housing estate installed special pink lights that highlight skin blemishes and acne to discourage teenagers from gathering there & causing trouble.
m1Zdx TIL of a Kugelblitz a theoretical astrophysical object predicted by general relativity. It is a concentration of heat, light or radiation so intense that its energy forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped. The concentration of energy can warp spacetime so much that it creates a black hole
VM58 TIL Mozart wrote a “mirror” duet for two violins. The second violin’s part is played by turning the sheet music upside down and using the same notes. I feel I should quit music now.
R5LW4 TIL about "The Pizza Meter," an unusual indicator of major US military actions