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TIL For the beach run scene in Chariots of Fire, the director originally wanted to use Vangelis' “L’Enfant” and filmed it with the piece blasting live. Vangelis said he could write a better theme and the now iconic running theme was born. He said “My father is a runner, and this is an anthem to him”

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JYM9m TIL in Sichuan opera, there is a performance art specifically dedicated to changing theatrical masks so fast that it’s imperceptible. It’s called Bian Lian (“face changing”), and the sleight of hand technique behind it is classified as a level two national secret by China’s State Secrets Bureau.

neYd9 TIL that tattoos can be non-vegan, because they use bone char, gelatin, glycerin and shellac in their inks.

pYA5G TIL Dictator Muammar Gaddafi had a strange obsession with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He had Libya's most famous composer write her a song called "Black Flower in the White House." A photo album full of pictures of her was also found next to his bed by opposition fighters

awRAA TIL when a girl reported regular nocturnal hauntings, an investigation found the bedside clock generated electromagnetic pulses with waveforms similar to those found to trigger epileptic seizures. When the clock was removed, the visions stopped.

P1OKV TIL about ambigrams which are calligraphic writing of word so they can have similar or different meanings when viewed in different orientations.