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TIL about the "hand of glory" made from the hand of a hanged man. Europeans once made candles from the fat of the corpse of a criminal and placed it in the hand of glory, believing it would render motionless all persons to whom it was presented

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Wk65o TIL In the film Labyrinth, Jareth the Goblin King was originally going to be a puppet creature just like his goblin subjects, but Jim Henson wanted a huge star. He almost went with Sting, Prince, Mick Jagger, and Michael Jackson, but ultimately decided David Bowie was the best.
GWPE TIL: While filming Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone decided that he and Dolph Lundgren should hit one another for real. As a result, Stallone had to spend 8 days in intensive care.
OGZQ4 TIL that Mulan's nemesis, the depraved Mongol leader Shan Yu, has the highest kill count of any Disney villain. His scorched earth war tactics appear bloodier than Scar's brutal, hyena-backed leadership of the savanna and subsequent ecological collapse.
GAYEj TIL about the Pirate Tower of Victoria Beach, a stone tower located near Laguna Beach CA. One of its owners, a retired sea captain used to dress up like a pirate and hold scavenger hunts for local children leading to legends that he had hidden his money somewhere in the tower.
LkxGQ TIL Paul Newman, while attending a small college in central Ohio, began a laundry service out of his dorm room. Newman’s Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service was a success, earning the young entrepreneur the nickname “The Laundry Man of T-Barracks” in 1949.