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TIL in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects, the lineup scene required multiple takes because the actors kept blowing their lines. Eventually, director Brian Singer ended up using mostly outtakes and "bloopers" from that day to produce a final, usable clip.

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Z8PjB TIL about Boston Marriage, a cohabitation of two wealthy women, independent of financial support from a man. There is also a Wellesley Marriage, where the relationship involved two academic women. Some of these relationships were romantic, but others were not.

J1gj4 TIL Dalhousie University was established in 1818 but due to constant budget issues didn't hold the first class until 1838. Classes were then sporadic and no degrees were given out until the first graduating class in 1866.

mxLVO TIL of the Pen-tailed treeshrew which is the only mammal that daily imbibes alcohol. It consumes the equivalent of 10-12 glasses of wine a night with no sign of intoxication.

l1V7 TIL Swiss researchers found that out of 37 million companies, 147 firms control 40% of global wealth and 737 control 80%.

R79J9 TIL Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was forced to spend 8 months of his prison sentence in solitary confinement because officials believed he could use a payphone to start nuclear war by whistling to NORAD modems.