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TIL the crew of Gummo found the filming locations in real bug infested homes so disgusting that they wore hazmat suits. Finding this offensive to the homeowners, Harmony Korine and the cinematographer wore nothing but speedos and filp flops on set to spite the crew.

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4k4n5 TIL about the Spinning Mule, which revolutionised textile production. It was invented by Samuel Crompton in the 1700s. Over 5 million units were eventually produced, but Crompton received no money because he couldn’t afford to patent his own invention.
eppXJ TILT there were (twin) pregnancies wherein the more developed kid pumps blood for both the twins (acardiac and cardiac), and the acardiac twin cannot reciprocate it in any way, therefore causing cardiac failure in the developed one.
5an8 TIL that in 1940, while fighting the Battle of Britain and desperate to gain American support to win WW2, Great Britain handed over technologies to the USA that included radar, sonar, plastic explosives, the jet engine and the first practical calculations for the atomic bomb.
LeNp TIL to pay for his film Clerks, Kevin Smith sold most of his comic book collection, maxed out several credit cards, used some of the funds for his college education, spent insurance money awarded for a car he lost in a flood, and worked in the convenience store used in the film.
QJ7pe TIL In 1936 part-time inventor Anton Loibl, a Nazi, and Hitler's chauffeur, invented bicycle reflectors. The SS went into business with him. The Nazis then brought in traffic laws requiring all bicycles to have reflectors, creating a cash windfall for the SS