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Today I learned they shot “The Karate Kid” entirely on camcorder before they filmed it for real (and it’s on youtube!)

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xjy1 TIL that between 1533 and 1861 anal sex was punishable by death in England and Wales.
8ewRX TIL that Wolverine was created because Marvel's then editor in chief Roy Thomas wanted a Canadian hero to boost north-of-the-border sales.
JWv TIL declawing a cat is anatomically the equivalent of removing the entire last bone in a human finger at the joint.
5VWa8 TIL that Stilton cheese cannot be produced in the village of Stilton. The cheese has the status of protected designation of origin, requiring that only such cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire can be called Stilton. Stilton is in Cambridgeshire
XEDMQ TIL the Hyena is NOT a canine species. Instead it's part of the feliform suborder and thus closer to a cat-like species.