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TIL that the movie Swingers cost about $750K to make. $500K for music licensing and $250K for the actual movie itself

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y4dw TIL that Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) was killed by a shot from the ground, rather than Captain Arthur “Roy” Brown, who was credited for the kill.
Obx7 TIL the USAF has fire suppression systems in hangars that can cover the floor with 20+ feet of fire-retardant foam
v1M0x TIL about Anurag Dikshit, an Indian national who helped form an online poker company. In 2008 he pled guilty to one count of online gambling in the US and was levied a $300,000,000 fine.
xN9B TIL Japanese researchers created a smoke alarm for the hard of hearing that pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air.
1aZyP TIL that the inventor of Vaseline, who lived to be 96, swore that eating a spoonful of Vaseline each morning was beneficial to health.