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TIL there are no snakes in New Zealand

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yV8Ea TIL that Technicolor movies were filmed on three rolls of film with the image split using a prism into three color images. Each film roll was then developed and dyed a complimentary primary color and then the three rolls were laminated together to create a full color roll of film
oBGwL TIL the parents were conceived as the leads of sitcom Family Ties but positive reaction to Michael J Fox's character saw focus switch to Alex after the fourth episode
KOG99 TIL in 1556, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China, killing about 830,000 people.
QNbWL TIL King Philip IV of Spain’s first wife was 13 years old - when he was 10. They had 10 children, but the only son surviving infancy died at 16. Desperate for an heir, Philip then married his 14 year-old niece when he was 44. They had 5 children together. He also had 30 illegitimate children.
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