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TIL in Satyajit Ray's first film Pather Panchali (1955), after taking first shot of the famous train scene, Ray returned next Sunday to shoot further only to discover that the Kaash flowers had been eaten up by a herd of cattle. He had to wait for the next season of flowers to complete the scene.

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kO0E TIL that Anaïs Nin, a French-Cuban author, led two completely separate lives in California and New York, spanning several decades. She would commute between states on a weekly basis. Neither of her husbands became aware of this until after her death.
e0Rob TIL in 1848 entrepreneur James Lick arrived in San Francisco with 600 lbs of chocolate to sell. When all of his chocolate sold quickly, he urged his confectioner friend in Peru to come to San Francisco and start his own Chocolate company. That confectioner's name is Domingo Ghirardelli.
yVodw TIL the emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was attacked by rabbits and forced to retreat. In 1807, after signing a treaty, he proposed a rabbit hunt with his men for which, his chief of staff collected over 3000 bunnies. When the hunt began, the rabbits charged towards him and his men in a vicious attack.
8M6b TIL the Polish government awards a “Medal for Long Marital Life” to couples married longer than 50 years who had at least one child, either their own or adopted.
oRraK TIL There’s a Back to the Future Musical