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VMEmp TIL Transformers: The Last Knight has aspect ratio changes throughout the film, often randomly, mid-scene and between shots. The film's trailer itself includes shots of 8 different ratios.
woNkW TIL in 1974, scientists discovered a completely preserved 2,400-year-old human brain in York, UK. Known as the Heslington Brain, it survived due to unique soil conditions and remains the oldest preserved human brain ever found.
LQyYr TIL John Sherman, McKinley's first Secretary of State, opposed the annexation of Puerto Rico and the Philippines
kJ4B1 TIL Portland, OR was named after Portland, ME instead of Boston, MA based on the flip of a penny by two early residents
xVPoo TIL it that King Charles II used to tease his mistress for sleeping late. It is reported that he offered her "all the land she could ride around before breakfast". The next morning he found her already sitting for breakfast after encircling an area currently known as Bestwood Park.