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TIL: During the filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Kate Capshaw's custom-made beaded dress was hanging on a tree for a background shot. An elephant ate most of the back of it. Because of the dress' value, the production submitted an insurance claim, noting "dress eaten by elephant."

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b95Vj TIL about the Devil's Chair, a graveside bench in the cemetery in Cassadaga, Florida. According to local legend, an unopened beer left on the chair will be empty by morning. The Devil is sometimes said to appear to anyone bold enough to sit in the chair.
Oomr4 TIL In his own words, John Lennon's best-selling single "Imagine" was written to represent a 'Communist manifesto' where there was 'no more religion, no more country, no more politics.' In later interviews, Lennon claimed the song represented 'one country, one world, one people.'
YpKgP TIL that watermelons can be yellow.
narr TIL one mathematician, inspired by Helen of Troy, proposed a standard unit of measurement for beauty called the “millihelen.” The millihelen is jokingly used as the measuring unit how much beauty is required to launch a ship.
Jl54 TIL that HMO insurance plans pay doctors not to check for certain problems