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TIL 40 real squirrels were trained to crack nuts for Charlie & the Chocolate Factory instead of using CGI

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7GPP TIL in WW2, the British navy rescued a German cat that was floating on the wreckage of a sinking battleship. The cat went on to “serve” aboard several British ships and survived two additional sinkings
m1a9v TIL the original Machine Gun Kelly was a gangster and bootlegger in the 1920's. His most famous crime was kidnapping oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel, whom he and his gang exchanged for nearly $5 million ransom in today's money.
MeQm TIL Average teacher salary in Switzerland in 2010 was $112000 per year
KoPJ TIL a researcher has conjectured that the pineal gland releases the psychedelic compound DMT when near death. High doses of DMT caused subjects to enter into non-corporeal, independent realms of existence inhabited by beings of light who were expecting the volunteers.
la87 TIL more salt is used for de-icing roads (8% of global manufactured salt) than for human consumption (6%).