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TIL that statues of biblical kings, located on the west facade of the Notre-Dame de Paris, were decapitated during the French Revolution because they were mistaken for statues of French kings

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PRbV TIL at a 1984 Queen gig, Freddie Mercury took a nasty fall and hurt his leg midway through the show. After convening with his bandmates, he decided it wouldn’t be fair to fans to end it. In substantial pain, he performed Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You & We Are the Champions seated at his piano.
BO1x TIL the mascot of The Evergreen State College in Washington is the geoduck, a clam with a large phallic appendage, which thrives in nearby Puget Sound. In honor of its mascot, the school’s motto is “Omnia Extares,” Latin for “let it all hang out.”
4lBX TIL That the Prawns in the movie District 9 are not called that because of shrimp, but are in reference to the Parktown prawn which is a cricket native to South Africa.
8xPZ TIL of the 2003 Iranian film, Crimson Gold. The lead role of a suicidal, schizophrenic pizza delivery man was played by an actual paranoid schizophrenic pizza delivery man, who had never acted before. The film was banned in Iran for being “too dark”.
jaWa TIL Aluminium was once so expensive and cherished that Napoleon III held a banquet where the most honored guests were given aluminium utensils, while the others made do with gold.