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TIL Francis Ford Coppola directed 3D film for Disneyland staring Michael Jackson. 17 minute film cost 17 to 30 million dollars, making it one of the most expensive film on screentime basis.

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WkMd8 TIL of "Big's Backyard Ultra" a last man standing marathon, where competitors run around a 4.1667 mile loop until only one remains. Last year's winner ran a record-setting 68 laps (283.3356 miles) in 55 hours, 23 minutes. Everyone but the winner is designated DNF.
1rX8 TIL Before 1800 four first names referred to half of all English men
mg7y TIL of Coffee Flour. Made from Coffee cherries, the discarded fruit surrounding the coffee bean. Gluten free, high in fibre and protein, and produced from a source which is currently being discarded at a rate around 75% of production.
NPGP TIL that the molecules which produce the smell of lemons and oranges are mirror images somehow our nose knows the difference!
xLVg TIL that the turkey, native to America, was named for the country, Turkey, because it controlled the trade routes used to bring the birds back to Europe.