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TIL the surviving SEAL from the events that inspired Lone Survivor supports the Afgani man who saved him with royalties from the book.

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OZv4 TIL that in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, originally the knights were going to ride real horses, but after it became clear that the film’s small budget would cover horses, they had them bang coconuts together instead to simulate hooves clattering.
8eN8Z TIl that as part of an agreement with the cast of StarShip Troopers in order to get them to film the infamous coed shower scene, director Paul Verhoeven had to direct it while also being completely naked
78aMb TIL that 1 in 40 babies show symptoms of depression
JYJv8 TIL: Smithfield Foods, a farming company who owns over 500 farms across the US was sold to China in 2013
WeV8 TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.