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TIL that Gandhi (1982) holds the Guinness World Record for the most extras in a single scene, featuring over 300K people. Out of these, 200K were volunteers and 94K were paid actors.

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VBj68 TIL about Ōkunoshima, Japan's Rabbit Island. Once a secret WWII chemical weapons site, it's now famous for its friendly, free-roaming bunnies. Despite its dark history, the island attracts visitors who enjoy interacting with the rabbits. The Ōkunoshima Poison Gas Museum is a somber reminder
KdjQ TIL Bill Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which led to the creation of the “too big to fail” banks we see today.
OGePe TIL that the placebo effect has become stronger in the US over time, meaning drugs that would have once been approved may not be now
E1WdV TIL Andy Capp had a son. I have read this comic strip for 55 years and did not know this.
QPee TIL that kudzu, that vine that grows EVERYWHERE in the southeastern US, is edible.