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Brder TIL: During the filing of the movie "Titanic" 50 members of the film's cast and crew were rushed to hospital for suspected food poisoning. The actual cause of their ailment was discovered to be lobster chowder maliciously laced with PCP.
KO1xG TIL that the ancient greeks had the concept of sex bots.
oW6o TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against each other in the Battle of Somme (WWI)
mQR TIL That American soldiers in WW2 used the challenge “flash”, “thunder”, “welcome” because Germans could not pronounce the “th” or “w” sound appropriately
QJpPX TIL about Eugène Rimmel (1820–1887) a British (but French-born) entrepreneur and parfumier who created the first non-toxic mascara. As of today, in many languages, «Rimmel» and «mascara» are synonyms.