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TIL one of the most common side effects of Pepto Bismol is a black, hairy tongue

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b8pj TIL that the earliest flush toilets were used by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization (existing from approx. 3300 BC - 1700 BC). Almost every home in the ancient cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa had a flush toilet connected to a common sewage system.
DQoaP TIL Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) had a script in the original trilogy and would talk to Harrison Ford (Han Solo), and the other cast on set in English, in order to queue them to say their line. The wookie 'voice' was added post editing.
rNm9d TIL Light (from a laser) can pick up and levitate tiny pieces of diamond powder
DQavJ TIL that in The Shawshank Redemption, when Morgan Freeman’s character is asked “why do they call you Red?” and he responds with “maybe it’s because I’m Irish”. It’s because the character in the novel was a red haired Irish man. They cast Freeman for the part but added the line as a joke.
N1x6 TIL that President James A. Garfield likely died of starvation after doctors insisted he be fed rectally after an assassination attempt.