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TIL: to make the Cannibal Holocaust movie appear as the recovered footage of missing documentarians, director Ruggero Deodato had some actors sign contracts that disallowed them to appear in media for 1 year after the film's release. Because of this, he was later charged with making a snuff film.

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DQQZY TiL that Pablo Fanque, a figure name-checked in the Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", was the first recorded Black circus owner in Britain.
neK8d TIL that two pieces of the same type of metal in space can fuse together seamlessly if they come into contact with each other. Since there is literally nothing between them, the pieces don't "know" that they're separate. This is called Cold Welding.
40PX TIL that a man blinded in the Russian Civil War went on to create an Olympic target pistol so radically different that it was banned from competition after 1956 … also Princess Leia used it in Star Wars
yQK4w TIL one of the oldest and dangerous sport is played in Florence and is called Calcio Storico and come from roman Harpastum. Is like a mix of rugby and MMA with traditional costumes.
kBxm TIL Nelson Mandela was a heavyweight boxer in his younger years. He continued to train while he was in prison.