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TIL Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade was invented for the James Bond film "Spectre" and then adopted by the city so tourists wouldn't be disappointed.

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0dmA5 TIL that Kashmir has the world's only floating post office, located on Dal Lake in Srinagar. It was relaunched in August 2011 and also includes a museum within itself.
GYypE TIL The African wild dog is the most efficient killer on land with a whooping 85% kill rate per chase.
yQXoX TIL in the movie "There Will Be Blood", Paul Dano had originally been cast in the smaller role of Paul Sunday. Two weeks into filming, Dano replaced the actor playing Eli Sunday and only had four days to prepare for the much larger role.
7rL7x TIL Orlistat (Alli), a drug designed to block the absorption of dietary fats. It won the Bitter Pill Award for worst drug with numerous side-effects like fecal leakage and oily spotting along with that it really didn't work..
woLD1 TIL that the first American novel is considered to be "The Power of Symphony", published in 1789