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TIL the Netherlands does not have stray dogs.

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5YvMr TIL in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', most of the snakes in the 'Well of Souls' scene were actually just pieces of hose. The scene was filmed in England where producers couldn't find enough snakes in pet shops to make the scene work. Many of the real snakes used would also not be found in Africa.
BQwK TIL that euthanasia literally means “Happy Death” in Greek
nWxKW TIL about Kirk Allen, a senior member of the U.S. military who believed a series of popular sci-fi novels, in which he shared the protagonist's name, were his biography. He created full-color maps, sketches, and written stories, to fill in omitted details from his own recollection.
R7V6j TIL the 1815 eruption Mt. Tambora was the deadliest volcano ever, causing 90,000 deaths and a 'year without summer'
JX4 TIL no physical clone trooper costume was ever produced for the Star Wars prequels. Every single clone trooper is a computer generated image.