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TIL The stars in the Paramount logo honor the 22 actors and actresses put under contract in 1916 by film producer and founder Adolph Zukor

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grKVW TIL Julius Caesar wasn't born via Caesarean section. In fact, the procedure was named well before he existed. Despite this, in some languages, the term directly translates the "caesar" part. For example, in German it's "Kaiserschnitt" (emperor cut).
nPO7 TIL Ontario Canada has a law that states an apology is not an admission of guilt
R5YmQ TIL about the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC which is the only known clash of African and Indian elephants where the latter won the charge due to size and smell but the former led by Ptolemy IV won the battle
6Q TIL There are several statues all over the world similar to Christ The Redeemer, including one that is underwater.
VeDk TIL in 1968, 20-year-old Barbara Mackle was kidnapped and buried alive inside a box containing an air pump, a lamp, water laced with sedatives, and food. Two plastic pipes provided her with outside air. Her kidnappers demanded and received a $500,000 ransom, and she was rescued three days later.