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TIL that India was going to ban showing of “The Life of Pi” because the CGI starved tiger was so real the Indian authorities thought a real tiger had been starved

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694g7 Today I learned that Dwayne Johnson's grandfather, Peter Maivia -- in addition to being a legendary wrestler himself -- had a role in "You Only Live Twice" as well as was its stunt co-ordinator.
e09n4 TIL: At 14:00 today, the barbeque starts.
0Bo1 TIL a village in India planted over 80,000 mangrove trees to get a world record and the trees later protected the village from a flood.
d8Vl9 TIL the British WW2 Civilian Respirator gas mask had filters containing blue asbestos and arsenic. Because of this, it is recommended to wear a gas mask when handling the gas mask.
Z8boG TIL The first song ever played on the lunar surface was "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra. Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, took the cassette with him on the mission, and subsequently he played it off when he stepped onto the moon's surface shortly after Armstrong.