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TIL Europe was called the “Far West” in the Far East

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QMga TIL in one of his Dracula movies, Christopher Lee refused to speak the poor dialogue his character was given. They made the movie anyway with him being mute.
QWLa TIL There is a sect of Jewish Monks in Ethiopia who proclaim to be the keepers of the Ark of the Covenant. Once inducted into the sect these priest are never allowed to venture outside of the temple.
aEBo TIL Mika Brzezinski, an MSNBC News Anchor, refused to read a report about Paris Hilton’s release from jail on National Television and ranking it over a story on the Iraq War. Then after repeatingly being pressured to do the story, she attempted to light the script on fire on the air.
4XNMw TIL of Friedman’s Golden Arches Theory that no two countries with MacDonalds have ever gone to war
DZdP TIL that in the 40s, computer memory systems used mercury as an acoustic medium. Alan Turing suggested gin as a cheaper alternative.