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TIL that the 1981 film Roar used real lions during filming, resulting in at least 70 cast and crew being injured. A crew member was scalped, another had his throat bitten out, and and much of the footage of attacks was used in the final cut of the film. The blood seen in the movie is real.

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mx6Lx TIL, Mr Rogers once had his car stolen. The evening news reported that Mr. Rogers car had been stolen. The next day, it was back in the same spot with a note that said, “Sorry, we didn’t know it was yours.”
8aQMV TIL That the US Post office delivers mail to the people of Supai, Arizona by the only way possible, by mule
Debj TIL that the largest bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil (1984) was committed by the Rajneeshee cult, who contaminated ten Taco Time salad bars in Oregon so they could incapacitate voters and win local elections.
GYmQE TIL of two-time Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson, who quit acting in 1992 to join the British parliament. She became a junior minister in the Blair government, and had aspirations to be Mayor of London. In 2015, at the age of 78, she quit politics, reverted to acting, and since won a Tony Award
9wYrQ TIL learned that the US has a series of caves stockpiling 1.4 BILLION pounds of surplus cheese.