› added 10 years ago

490

TIL the park visitor shown running while double fisting the margaritas in Jurassic World is actually Jimmy Buffett.

Read more imdb.com

via reddit.com

kpbW TIL: Hawk moths can jam a bat’s echolocation by rubbing their genitals together to create ultrasound disruption, throwing the bat off.
QJvKd TIL Baby Corn is Just Regular Corn That is Harvested Before it Has A Chance to Mature
DdGP TIL mustard and wasabi aren’t spicy until crushed. Only when the plant’s cells are damaged can two otherwise harmless components mix and produce allyl isothiocyanate, the compound responsible for the familiar pungent taste.
yy8e TIL the 2002 movie Russian Ark was filmed in one single 96-minute take, on the third try. The shot involved 33 sets, 867 actors, 3 live orchestras, hundreds of extras, and a steadicam operator taking a 1.3 km journey through it all.
aMoM TIL that it LOTR, the scene where Viggo Mortensen kicks the helmet near a pile of orcs, he actually screams so hard because he broke two toes. They actually used the footage in the movie.