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TIL that the act of “giving the key to the city” is a continuation of a medieval practice where the cities would be locked at night but someone given the key could come and go as they please as an honor for something great done for the city

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LkB80 TIL in the movie The Godfather, the horse head from the scene where Jack Woltz, played by John Marley, wakes up to find it lying in his bed, is from an actual dead horse. During rehearsals a fake one was used, and Marley wasn't told beforehand, so his screams during the actual shot were genuine.
0mk1 TIL there is a statue of a man killing a seal with a bible in front of the University of Iceland main building.
v1Vr7 TIL about Vincent van Gogh's death. He shot himself in the chest, missing vital organs, dying 30 hours later in a hospital with his brother Theo at his side, his last words having been "The sadness will last forever".
78nDO TIL Jalepenos are less spicy because of the popularity of a special breed of jalepeno that is low spice, but reliably big and shiny
XkNR TIL China had what is believed to be the first libertarian intellectual, Lao-tzu. He was a personal acquaintance of Confucius and believed government’s primary function was “inaction.”