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TIL: That Wyoming doubled for the frozen expanse of Russia in Rocky IV. The small farm where Rocky lived and trained was in Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park was used for filming many of the outdoor sequences in the Soviet Union.

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8KBZ TIL That Clint Eastwood’s first movie role was a minor role in ‘Revenge of the Creature’ the low budget sequel to 'Creature from The Black Lagoon’.
bXN7 TIL that Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam (which forbids non-Muslims from entering the core of the city), was primarily inhabited by Jews before the arrival of Mohammad.
awOyM TIL that the smallest instrument in the world is a Nano Guitar- a miniature guitar the size of a red blood cell. One model could only be played by its stings being targeted with miniature lasers in an atomic force microscope.
gOO4 TIL the Ancient Greeks had no word for blue. Homer said the sea was “wine-looking.”
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