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TIL prolonged usage of Mystique’s blue body paint caused Rebecca Romijn’s vomit to turn blue. She threw up on Hugh Jackman after shooting tequila during their final scenes together in X-Men.

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9wAZB TIL that James VI, King of Scotland, was only thirteen months old when he succeeded to the throne. His reign in Scotland would be the longest of any Scottish monarch at 57 years and 246 days.
781Xp TIL that recruitment to the British Army's Gurkha unit is extremely competitive, accepting only 230 recruits out of 28,000 applicants. All recruitment happens in Nepalese villages, and candidates must participate in a two-mile race up a steep hill, carrying 35kg of rocks in a basket.
oRBLW TIL of the American caviar industry out of Caviar, NJ (1860s-1920s). One fisherman's canning process was so successful (using glass jars instead of kegs), he helped bring the method to canneries to Russia.
LBWV TIL when the FDA proposed regulations for e-cigarettes, many vape store owners embraced the idea because it would mean higher-quality products.
9lNp TIL that the Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader meets six of the nine diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD), one more than necessary for a diagnosis.