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TIL the rating on the IMDB page for This is Spinal Tap goes to 11

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DBkJ TIL that Hugh Jackman went without water for 36 hours before filming the opening scene of “Les Mis”.
XEynr TIL: After the Vatican, the city with the largest collection of Christian relics is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
M7PnW TIL that in 1966, James Meredith, the first black man to be integrated into The University of Mississippi, organized a one man march to encourage African Americans to vote. Shortly into his march, he was shot in the neck, head, and back. Mr. Meredith is still alive.
v1Zwx TIL China was one of the only places in the world that did not release Elvis Presley's music at the time of its initial release. The few Elvis fans who managed to get their hands on his records often saw the material set ablaze by Red Guards and the government denounced his music as pornography
LQYnQ TIL that Tiberius Claudius Britannicus was originally born with the surname Germanicus, a name given to his family in honor of his grandfather's victories against the Germanic tribes. His name was later changed to Britannicus to commemorate his father Claudius’ conquest of Britain.