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TIL that a lot of that weird creepy music in horror movies is performed on one unique instrument called a waterphone

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KGNw TIL that despite basing himself in Australia for most of his life, Russell Crowe was denied Australian citizenship twice, in 2006 and 2013 because he had spent too much time in other countries.
J1J1 TIL that according to an international survey of 5,000 people, 91% of men and 84% of women have fantasized about killing someone.
P1WdG TIL there's such a thing as camel beauty pageants.
wLxZo TIL that the Black Plague caused a revolution in Medieval England by decimating serf communities, thereby significantly decreasing the available work force. The surviving serfs were able to exert hitherto unimaginable pressure of their lords, resulting in higher pay and more liberties.
kOXbd TIL Beijing Airport was opened on March 2, 1958. The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands to this day. The first international flight to China and Beijing Capital International Airport was of Pakistan International Airlines from Islamabad