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TIL that in Alien, the blue laser lights that were used in the alien ship’s egg chamber were borrowed from The Who, since the band was testing out the lasers next door.

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6emX TIL there is a garden in a bottle that has only been watered once and is still going strong 40 years later!A.K.A “self sustaining ecosystem”
xRBg TIL the Last Words of Alexander Blackwell: “I am sorry for the mistake but this is the first time I’ve been beheaded.” Spoken after he laid his head on the wrong side of the chopping block, and was corrected by the executioner.
J4Al TIL in 1985 Switzerland accidently bombed Liechtenstein during a drill. In 1992 they accidently ‘invaded’ their neighbor while setting up an observation post. In 2007 Swiss soldiers lost their way and crossed the border. A spokesman of Liechtenstein simply said “No problem, these things happen”.
EVLX TIL outlets use to offer excess inventory and slightly damaged goods that retailers were unable to sell, however, some estimate upwards of 85% of the merchandise sold in outlet stores are manufactured exclusively for these stores often of lower quality than goods sold at non-outlet retail locations.
0wv9v TIL volunteers in Madrid watched for dog owners who didn’t pick up their dog’s poop, gathered the owner’s information by petting the dogs, then sent the poop to the owner’s home with a “lost and found” label. According to Mayor Borja Gutiérrez, “It’s your dog poop. We are just returning it to you.”