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TIL that Christopher Nolan considers Talladega Nights one of the all-time great comedy films and always watches it when it’s on TV

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KxB9 TIL that children don’t detect sarcasm till they’re about 6 and don’t get the humor in it till they’re about 10
9pGp TIL In 1969 A book was published called ‘The Unfortunates’ which was presented as an unbound collection of sheets for the buyer to read in any order they desired with the exception of the 'First’ and 'Last’ Chapters
R5Jb8 TIL that although the common view of Cleopatra was one of a prolific seductress, she had only two known sexual partners, Caesar and Antony. Plutarch described Cleopatra as having had a stronger personality and charming wit than physical beauty.
x9ow TIL during the filming of The Adventures of Milo & Otis many animal cruelty allegations were made against the film including the alleged killing of over 20 kittens, the director breaking a cat’s paw, and a cat plunging over 100 feet off a cliff.
nMZW TIL The majority of LSD available in the US in the 1990’s came from UCLA Researcher William L. Pickard. He was arrested whilst converting an old nuclear missile Silo into a massive LSD Laboratory.