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TIL that pope Francis has one lung.

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5Vex9 TIL about "fordite", a jemstone - like material made out of disguarded enamel paint from the automotive industry. It was a popular setting for statement jewelry in the 1970's.
OGYYa TIL that Mexico banned any visual depiction of Elvis including television or movies for 11 years, by law, because of 2 riots at the Mexican premiers of 'King Creole' and 'GI Blues'. A stunt double had to be used to film exterior scenes shot in Mexico for 'Fun in Acapulco'.
6EOmX TIL that actress Amanda Seyfried turned down the role of Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy because she thought ‘who wants to see a movie with a tree and a talking raccoon?’
66BY TIL the Japanese method of how to iron a shirt in less than 3 minutes, and that Japanese men compete in a huge competition each year to attempt to earn the title of “fastest-shirt-ironer.”
woXG8 TIL that from 1915 to 1952, film was not protected under the First Amendment, because the Supreme Court (voting 9-0) saw film as "a business, pure and simple, originated and conducted for profit" and therefore subject to government censorship, resulting in the strict "Hays Code" in 1934