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TIL that the kings in regular playing cards refer to specific historical kings.

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xVKZB TIL that when working on "Avengers: Infinity War", the directors considered including a Sherlock Holmes joke when Iron Man meets Doctor Strange, as both actors had portrayed the characters in other media. They decided against it because they thought the joke would be too obvious.
DaaP TIL tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.
EgWVd TIL Online abuse and trolling costs economy up to $3.7 billion, research finds (2019 article)
Z6NR TIL a community of monks in the Austrian Alps in the 16th century invented a method of painting on canvas made from spider webs, and today less than 100 known examples exist.
xVg9b TIL that while filming There Will Be Blood, the director Paul Thomas Anderson tested the pyrotechnical effects of an oil fire, causing an enormous amount of smoke to intrude on the nearby set of No Country For Old Men, filming of No Country For Old men had to be delayed for a day because of this.