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TIL that the 1963 Elvis Presley film "It Happened at the World's Fair" came about after Albert Rosellini, the Governor of Washington, suggested to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executives that they make a movie in Seattle, Washington, which served as the site of the Century 21 Exposition.

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rvde TIL of the Byford Dolphin diving bell accident, where a human error caused a decompression chamber to go from 9 atmospheres of pressure to 1 in less than a second. Out of the 5 dead, one was ripped apart so violently pieces of him were found over 30 feet away.
loJbr TIL of the marquis de Favras, who upon reading his death sentence, remarked "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes"
n7oo TIL through coarticulation, your brain decides the placement of your tongue and lips based on the sounds that follow the first letter. i.e. your lips are shaped differently for the /k/ in kid vs. /k/ in cop.
YpG8x TIL female penguins prostitute to get pebbles for their nests
Ooy6a TIL In North Korea western films are only available at private showings to high-ranking Party members, although the 1997 film Titanic is frequently shown to university students as an example of Western culture