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TIL Julius Caesar had his facial hairs pulled out one by one by tweezers, rather than trust anyone to use a razor on his throat.

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VMN1B TIL that there are 8 JU-ON movies. We only got 3 "The Grudge" movies in the U.S, but the JU-ON series in Japan has been going on since 1998.
0wRVp TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song so he could be registered as the theme’s lyricist and claim 50% of performance royalties. When asked, Gene said, “Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I’m sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.”
Gy47 TIL In 2007, Disneyland had to redesign “It’s a Small World” because people were too overweight for the boats, causing them to get stuck on the bottom of the water channel.
neZPo TIL that there are North Korean labor camps in Siberia, Russia.
Ypmv TIL that when Charles Whitman began his shooting rampage at U Texas in 1966, a lot of locals grabbed their rifles and started shooting back. They kept him pinned down until the police could sneak up the tower and kill him.