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BrKlk TIL there was a French-Canadian version of "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?"
5YNBp TIL the waterbed was invented by Scottish physician Neil Arnott in 1833 to “prevent bedsores in invalids”
Egx7x TIL that the term "millionaire" was first used in the U.S. by Thomas Jefferson in 1786. That is equivalent to approximately $30M today.
nWJOb TIL German actor Klaus Kinski was so difficult to work with filming the 1986 movie "Crawlspace" the director later made a short documentary called "Please Kill Mr. Kinski" about the whole mess, claiming Kinski received death threats from the crew and producers over his antics on set.
7rOyX TIL Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels. In addition to conventional oil, Venezuela has oil sands deposits similar in size to those of Canada, and approximately equal to the world's reserves of conventional oil.