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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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5VGbB TIL you can make building material (called mycoblocks, which is a word with two meanings) from mushroom processing waste; it was developed in Namibia and keeps the interior nice and cool
16y4V TIL that pornography shut down a TV network in Scotland. When Grampian Television staff in northern Scotland were found watching Deep Throat in the studio, the manager was fired. His union called a strike, ending ITV broadcasts in the area. The strike ended when the manager resigned "voluntarily".
YJOW TIL Snoop Dogg and David Beckham are such good friends that Snoop sends Beckham his new music before it’s officially released.
ADyvB TIL American muffins are actually individual "quickbreads" or oil cakes (like zucchini bread), making them essentially cupcakes. English muffins are griddled flatbreads, which is why they are chemically and nutritionally more similar to pita or pizza than to American muffins.
78GkM TIL that the oldest known prosthetic leg dates back to 300BC and was crafted by Romans from bronze and iron with a wooden core.