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TIL that playwright Tom Stoppard helped rewrite much of the dialogue for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"

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VBv50 TIL about ortolan bunting, the French practice of force-feeding a bird, dunking it in liquor, frying it in its own fat, then eating it whole. It is customary to cover one’s face with a cloth while consuming it to “hide oneself from God’s judgment.” Their hunting and consumption is banned in the EU.
ANmwo TIL about a "Condor" score in golf, which is -4, under par. condor would be a hole-in-one on a par-five, a two on a par-six, or a three on a par-seven. It has only been achieved 6 times in history.
xV5G1 TIL that serial killer William Suff used one of his victims as an ingredient in a chili contest and won first place
eDYk TIL 96 percent of ancient redwoods, some of the tallest and oldest trees on the planet, have been cut down
rQ9M TIL that two engineering students developed a way to extinguish fires using sound waves.