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TIL when a German chemist tried to recreate a lavish ancient dye called “Tyrian purple,” he had to use 12,000 mollusks to make enough to color a single handkerchief.

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R7oe8 TIL American distributor of the movie Once Upon a Time in America shortened it to 139 minutes, without the director's involvement. That version was a critical and commercial flop in the US. Meanwhile, European Cut (229 mins) has remained as one of the best gangster movie ever by many critics
KQxR TIL that the translations of Harry Potter preserved the Tom Riddle/I Am Voldemort anagram. To do so, his first name in the Danish is “Romeo”, his middle name in the French is “Elvis,” and his name in Slovenia is “Mark Neelstein.”
m1jYp TIL that the overly sexualized Alizee (famous french Singer known for the global hit Moi Lolità) was just 15 at the time of her success...when every man was in love with her. Very disturbing
EXM0 TIL that Eris, discovered in 2005, is more massive than Pluto and would have qualified as the tenth planet in the solar system, until its discovery prompted the International Astronomical Union to formally define ‘planet’ with a size cutoff that also excluded Pluto
grQeX TIL in 2012, two elementary school students in the state of Washington were severely sunburned on field day and brought to the hospital by their mom after they were not allowed to apply sunscreen due to not having a doctor's note. The school district's sunscreen policy was based on statewide law.