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TIL that the film 'Transylvania 6-5000' (1985) starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley Jr. was shot in Yugoslavia and coproduced by the Dow Chemical Company. Dow had funds in Yugoslavian Dinars that could only be spent within the country, and they needed to unfreeze the assets.

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YpDVP TIL that on 9/11/2001, North East Air Defense Sector commanding officer Kevin Nasypany remarked "The hijack's not supposed to be for another hour" because they had scheduled a simulation involving politically motivated asylum-seekers hijacking a plane & landing it on a Cuba-like island
4gLg TIL Jake Gyllenhaal’s name is commonly mispronounced. As a Swedish name, the correct pronunciation is “YILL-EN-HALL”
EgVyo TIL of Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway, a 4.1 mile long access road that an elderly widow successfully petitioned the U.S. federal government to build for her when her isolated desert home was essentially cut off by the construction of Interstate 40 and the bypassing of the old Route 66.
4Xr5b TIL that the Stazi used psychological warfare to intimidate opponents. This included moving furniture around, which often drove the victims crazy.
D1p4j TIL that a new type of condom additive was approved for mass production in Australia that could kill STDs, including HIV and herpes