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TIL the writer of the live action Dragon Ball film apologized for how bad it was

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x67p1 TIL that slavery was still legal in the British Empire as late as 1964 (in the Federation of South Arabia, previously the Aden Colony, now part of Yemen)
4mA5 TIL that the Pink Panthers, a group of international jewel thieves, have committed 341 robberies in 35 different countries, and successfully gotten away with nearly half a billion dollars worth of jewels.
QJk8L TIL that the anus of a scorpion is located right below their stinger, and if they lose their tail they can die of not defecating.
JYD7v TIL that the Boston Museum of Science pulled a publicity stunt July 4, 1984 to promote their new dinosaur exhibit by carrying a 34 foot, 1,000 lbs., brontosaurus replica through downtown Boston by helicopter.
wDXE TIL that actor Andre Royo’s portrayal of the heroin addicted character “Bubbles” from The Wire was so good, that an actual Baltimore citizen gave Royo a vial of heroin on the streets in between shoots, saying, “you need a fix more than I do.” Royo calls it his “Street Oscar.”