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TIL: The 1981 movie, Roar, which used 71 lions and 26 tigers, most of whom were untrained, had as a result had the most dangerous filming production in film history with at least 70 out of the 140-person crew receiving injuries.

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awwWb TIL a years-long feud between Nirvana and Guns N’ Roses ended after Kurt Cobain’s suicide, largely because GN’R bassist Duff McKagan was one of the last people to see Cobain alive. They happened to sit next to each other on a flight to Seattle and made friendly conversation about “going home.”
a8nEM TIL In 2014, GM issued an 800,000-car recall due to faulty ignitions. The automobiles would turn off while being driven, resulting in the loss of power steering and brakes, as well as the failure of the airbags to deploy. They have known about the issue since 2005, but never corrected it.
XwO6 TIL that Mamihlapinatapai is the most succinct word in the world. It means “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves.”
E1PX7 TIL that Germany has a thriving community of people who are Native American aficionados, who study Native cultures, perform reenactments of Native and Wild West life, and even make "pilgrimages" to North America to visit important sites.
Oo6we TIL - In 1990, BBC’s Tomorrow’s World featured a white, sticky coating with astonishing heat-resisting properties, Starlite. In a demonstration, a raw egg painted with the stuff stayed raw in the heat of a blowtorch. The inventor died in 2011, having failed to strike a deal with any manufacturer.