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TIL The word 'mortgage' literally means 'death pledge'

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RvaQ TIL that “Interstellar” has the most footage ever shot using 15/70mm IMAX cameras for a film, and, due to the film industry’s rapid conversion to digital projection formats, will potentially be the last feature film ever to be projected on 15/70mm IMAX film.
d8818 TIL that the jury trials in the State of Louisiana does not require a unanimous decision. Guilty verdicts can be reached with just 10 / 12 jurors.
yQ1Vv TIL That "Las Ketchup - Asereje" does not only sound a little bit like "Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang", the song is in fact about a man named Diego, who is singing Rapper's Delight without knowing the lyrics.
6RYX TIL a Sweedish study concluded that the United States was one of the most racially tolerant countries in the world.
epeaE TIL that a Chalupa is a shallow boat, not just a tasty fast food taco/burrito snack.