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Til The Secret Service tried to paint the White House Camoflage

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XQyR TIL: Nostrils split their workload, taking it in turns to take in the lion’s share of air, automatically switching every few hours. It’s called the ‘nasal cycle’ and is why one nostril often feels stuffier than the other.
n0yB TIL the Big Bang was initially rejected as a theory of the universe because of its “religious” implications and its origins; the originator of the theory was a Catholic priest.
W7dmY TIL that although Italian American actor Al Pacino's character was Cuban in Scarface (1983), the character in the original 1932 film was an Italian American.
4XpPN TIL Many scenes of 'Young Frankenstein' had to be re-shot, not because the actors were laughing and breaking character, but because the rest of the film crew were laughing so hard during filming, they ruined all the takes.
rRdv0 TIL In Ancient Egypt, elite dined off meat, fruit, vegetables, and honey-sweetened cakes enhanced by the finest of wines, but the poor were limited to a more monotonous diet of bread, fish, beans, onions and garlic washed down with a sweet, soupy beer