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TIL 80% of the world's vanilla is grown on a single island

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bvj0 TIL that in Batman Begins, Christian Bale suffered from crippling headaches and severe claustrophobia due to the original Batsuit. Later, a More flexible Batsuit was constructed from 200 pieces of fiber glass, rubber, and nylon so Bale could have more mobility.
M7xr0 TIL that ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and giraffes, do not have a top row of front teeth. They instead have a dental pad where gums meet directly to their bottom row of front teeth.
6xZw TIL that to leave a social gathering without saying goodbye to anyone is called the “Irish goodbye” or the “French leave”. The French call it the “filer à l'anglaise”.
D1x6j TIL in the movie Jurrasic Park, the velociraptor noises were made from tortoises having sex.
y1M8 TIL that honey bees ejaculate so forcefully that their penises explode. This kills the honey bee.