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8aV6b TIL that for over 3 decades, Canada and Denmark have been playfully fighting for control of a tiny island near Greenland called Hans Island. Every once in a while, when officials from each country visit, they leave a bottle of their country's liquor.
grW5L TIL the opening shot of “Apocalypse Now” was made from old footage found in the trash. Director Coppola shot 1.5 million feet of film, and accidentally came across the scene. Coppola also told the editor to use The Doors’ “The End,” since he thought it would be funny to start a movie with "The End."
loAO7 TIL following the Black Plague, a labor shortage led to peasant revolts as serfs realized they could demand higher wages and better working conditions.
jOmR TIL a group of panda is called an Embarrassment.
xVlpD TIL Judas has his own Gospel written in Coptic Language, which provides another perspective of the infamous biblical villain (Repost)