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TIL Mel Brooks did not have a starring role in “Young Frankenstein” (which he directed and co-wrote with Gene Wilder) because Wilder wouldn’t let him, saying: “You have a way of breaking the fourth wall, whether you want to or not. I don’t want too much to be, you know, a wink at the audience.“

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DQYbV TIL that in the early 1980's, a newspaper accidentally switched the captions for Dennis the Menace and The Far Side comics twice. While some people found it humorous, other people found the captioning to be deeply disturbing and the newspaper apologized for the errors.
8yRX TIL animals devote so much energy to getting laid that an effective parasite strategy involves disabling the host’s reproductive capabilities and drive, freeing up resources for the parasite and sometimes even extending the host’s lifespan.
NXXJJ TIL that the first Submarine was used in the Revolutionary War and was called “The Turtle”.
kdkB TIL- Green Beanery, an organic coffee shop in Toronto, says all their proficts go to their owner –Energy Probe Research Foundation–which they call a “federally registered environmental charity”. In reality, it is a lobbyist group for fossil fuel companies, owned by Lawrence Solomon
Lk4o9 TIL The oboe is frequently described as a very difficult instrument to play. Because air is forced at high pressure into the tiny reed, stale air can gather in the lungs, making you feel faint if the air is not expelled quickly