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TIL that we can’t taste as well at high altitude.

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E18Ep TIL That Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle were friends for many years, but grew apart due to a bitter feud over spiritualism. Doyle believed fervently in life after death due to the passing of his son, but when Houdini started a public campaign to expose fake mediums, they broke up.
4Awb TIL that The Blair Witch Project made 110,500 times as much money in the box office as it cost to make, and filming only lasted eight days
b6eAN TIL that when planning Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg wanted Arnold Toht to be a cyborg, with a metal arm that could turn into a flamethrower or machine gun, and have a light instead of an eye. George Lucas rejected these ideas as too far-fetched.
PYgxV TIL King Louis IX aka 'Saint Louis' made gambling, loans, & prostitution illegal. He also introduced innocent until proven guilty, banned trials by ordeal, created the military police & bailiffs.
DyYe TIL: There are only 3 modern city-states in our world. Singapore, Monaco and Vatican City.