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TIL The production of the movie "The Island of Dr. Moreau" was so insanely difficult that inspired a documentary called "Lost Soul" . The director hated Val Kilmer so much that said “Even if I was directing a film called The Life of Val Kilmer, I wouldn’t have that prick in it”

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GAQVQ TIL two-time Oscar winner and legendary actor Marlon Brando (The Godfather, etc.), had a patent issued in his name between 2002 and 2004 at age 78-80....for what amounts to a "drumhead autotuner - a tunable drum for use with or without a drum stand"
BrWMW TIL simply sniffing your partner’s clothing can reduce stress and feeling of loneliness, according to research from the University of British Columbia.
ElLW TIL In the 1950s, full size B-47 nuclear bombers would do a partial backflip called an “Immelman maneuver” and fling their nuclear weapons in a parabolic arc towards the target . This was so they would not be consumed by the 40,000 foot tall fireball from their own weapons.
neM8P TIL that the mathematics behind Wifi was discovered by scientists trying to find mini black holes.
Zy9G TIL that Iranian and US special forces worked together to overthrow the Taliban in Herat