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TIL Zyzzyx Road, a 2006 American Thriller film, is the lowest grossing film of all time, making $30 at the box office.

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Meb9V TIL King Charles II escaped Cromwell's forces by hiding in an oak tree. It is commemorated by Royal Oak Day in England on May 29th. The oak tree has since been destroyed by tourists who wanted a piece of the tree in the 17/18th century, but a son tree is in its place
j6wXj TIL Geoffrey Holder (7Up Uncola guy, and Bond villain) won 2 Tony awards for The Wiz (Director, Costumes)
Y7ZNW TIL that cotton candy was invented by a dentist
VMalk TIL In 2020, conservationists captured the first images of Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria, proving that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing. Cross River gorillas are notoriously difficult to capture on camera and no images had captured multiple infants
dD7R8 TIL when Gauls besieged and sacked City State of Rome in 390BC. Guard Dogs failed to sense the threat of the undetected army. They would be crucified annually ever since. While Geese be decorated for Alerting the garrison.