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TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.

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0wZJN TIL during the D-Day scene in Saving Private Ryan, the two surrendering "Germans," killed by American soldiers, were saying in Czech: "Please don't shoot me! I'm not German, I'm Czech, I didn't kill anyone!" The American soldiers jokingly translate it as "Look, I washed for supper!"
vPEGD TIL during the filming of the bulgarien movie Khan Asparuh 20,000 soldiers and 1,300 horses were mobilized. NATO was thinking that Bulgaria is preparing for a war.
4XoyR TIL Japanese Doctor Fukushi Masaichi (1878-1956) was the worlds leading collector of body torn tattoos. He would offer prisoners money to be able to remove their skin after death. He had an immense collection.
M7N88 TIL DNA scientist James Watson's first interest was bird watching and he entered the University of Chicago at 15 under the gifted youngster program. He initially to become an ornithology curator but then he read Erwin Schrödinger's book: What is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell
MJ9K TIL: Hundreds of Dodge Chargers were destroyed during filming of “The Dukes of Hazard”. This created such a shortage of available cars that by the final season they had to resort to using a radio controlled miniature.