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TIL that the reason Sir Christopher Lee does not speak in the 1966 film Dracula: Prince of Darkness is because he thought the lines for Dracula were so appalling that he refused to say them

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4kDwo TIL Thomas Jefferson included a passage attacking slavery in the Declaration of Independence, but South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern delegates who represented merchants who were actively involved in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade blocked it
R7Er1 TIL while "instant mashed potatoes" tend to be associated with modern and instant foods, the process of drying and grinding starchy vegetables for storage goes back to ancient times. The Incas made a freeze-dried potato food called chuño and Japanese Ainu cuisine also uses ground and dried potatoes.
GYwPg TIL that the fattest animal on earth is not a manatee or a whale but the 1½ inch Miller Moth Caterpillar (aka army cutworms). With 72% body fat it is more calorie-rich than elk or deer.
p8Mnb TIL that Walt Disney held the patent for Technicolor for two years, making him the only animator allowed to make color animated films!
JYRmQ TIL Mariah Carey has had nodules on her vocal cords her entire life and uses them to her advantage.