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TIL that the visual effects of the film, The Fountain, cost only a total of $140,000 on a budget of $35 million due to macro photographer Peter Parks’ creative solutions and a bare minimum of CGI.
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TIL a texas man once spent 22 days using only his nose to push a peanut all the way up Pikes Peak (for a $50 bet)
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TIL the largest murder case conducted in human history was first-chaired by a rookie who'd never been in court before - and he won. His name is Benjamin Ferencz and he is still going strong at 101 years old.
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TIL that British longbows in the 1600's netted much longer firing ranges than the contemporary Native American Powhaten tribe's bows (400 yds vs. 120 yds, respectively). Colonists from Jamestown once turned away additional longbows for fear that they might fall into the Powhaten's hands.
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TIL there is a molecular gyroscope, a chemical compound in which a molecule can spin at 2,400,000,000,000 revolutions per second