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TIL that there was a long-running theory that in the film “Pulp Fiction” you can hear over the radio that Uma Thurman and John Travolta’s characters stole the prized trophy from Jack Rabbit Slim’s instead of winning it…

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x6LVk TIL in the '40s theatrical producer John Reber promoted a plan to build two dams to change most of San Francisco Bay into two freshwater lakes. He got a lot of support, but the US Army Corps of Engineers built a giant working model of the bay to show how this plan was a terrible idea
Z84PD TIL the term masterpiece was not used to describe an artist's greatest work, but was used by guilds to describe the piece submitted to them by artists and craftsman to attain the rank of Master.
4raR TIL: Inca architecture was built to be earthquake resistent. Inca masonry is effective in withstanding even major tremors
Br4bb TIL that elephants have the ability to count by using its sense of smell. During a study, elephants showed that they can detect differences between various quantities of food using only their sense of smell.
jmVN TIL Antarctic explorers would lure penguins to their ship to be eaten by playing musical instruments. When a bagpipe was played, the penguins fled in terror.