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TIL 1931 Best Picture nominee Trader Horn, the first non-documentary filmed in Africa, had one crew member eaten by a crocodile, another stampeded by a rhinoceros, and the lead actress suffered a career ending illness

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6ErJZ TIL The Mosquito Laser, a device invented to kill large numbers of mosquitoes to reduce malaria infection rates. The idea has been criticized because most areas where malaria is prevalent do not have reliable electrical power.
yn6V TIL it’s faster and more efficient to cook pasta in a frying pan.
0jP5 TIL the woman who had prayer abolished in school, Madalyn O'Hair, was murdered along with her son and granddaughter.
J1y1B TIL the original Godzilla suit was made out of concrete due to shortages of rubber in post-war Japan. The suit weighed 100kg and became hot to even touch it.
MelEb TIL that the face of Max Payne in the original game is one of it's writers - Sami Antero Järvi, a Finnish game writer/actor and Remedy's creative director.