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TIL in Ancient Roman had a rather revealing "bikinis" that are very similar to the ones we use nowadays.

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N7l0P TIL Mason Gamble, the actor that played Dennis in Dennis the Menace in 1993, beat out 20,000 kids with his audition for the role
JYRam TIL Otis Redding died at just 26 years old, three days after recording "The Dock of the Bay." His plane crashed on the way to a gig in Madison, WI, where a band called the Grim Reapers was set to open for him. That band went on to become Cheap Trick.
m1OBp TIL there is no antonym for nightmare.
4XWXX TIL The capital city of Bhutan, Thimphu, is one of only two capital cities in the world where there are no traffic lights. In 1995, authorities installed traffic lights at busy downtown intersections, but drivers ignored it. They were subsequently taken down and replaced by traffic cops.
p871Z TIL Mark Hamill played Mozart in the play Amadeus. When a movie adaptation of the play was being developed Mark Hamill wanted to audition to play Mozart again. Director Miloš Forman refused to let Hamill even audition for the part because he didn’t think Luke Skywalker should be playing the Mozart.