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TIL the velociraptors from Jurassic Park were actually suits worn by actors, and not an animatronic or CGI.

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6Mvm TIL that every attempt to permanently settle the island of North Rona off Scotland has ended with the entire population being wiped out.
jNrBM TIL While peanut allergies are a common high risk allergy in the United States, Central Europe deals with Celery allergies. Celery is such a danger to certain individuals that the EU had to enact labeling laws for products containing celery derived ingredients.
nVBY TIL because their shows were so large, Van Halen inserted a clause in the middle of its contract requesting a bowl of M&Ms in the dressing room with all brown pieces removed. If they were not removed, they line-checked the entire production, often finding potentially life threatening oversights.
BgLEK TIL That the laboratory sets for Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" were made up of pieces from the set of the original "Frankenstein". Brooks was able to contact Ken Strickfaden who built many of the original sets and still had parts of them in his possession and agreed to lend them to the movie.
5VnrQ TIL in the Middle Ages, Christians believed that Muslims worshipped a god named Termagant