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TIL Clement von Franckenstein, a descendant of the original Franckenstein family, appears in the film 'Young Frankenstein' as an uncredited background actor

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N7PvP TIL lightning hasn’t brought down a plane since 1967 because modern planes possess a fuselage that acts as a Faraday cage, which is a container that blocks electromagnetic fields. The charge instead runs around the outside of the craft and disperses from the tail.
rRPMy TIL about the Disney movie "John Carter" (2012), one of the most expensive films ever made, with a net budget of $263 million, and simultaneously one of the, if not the worst box office bomb ever, even adjusted for inflation. The movie resulted in a $200 million loss for Walt Disney Pictures.
Me1jm TIL The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo as part of a campaign to preserve Gothic Architecture around Paris. Prior to the novel, the cathedral was in bad shape and at risk of eventual demolition. As a result of tourism from the book, Paris started restoration work instead.
KYK5B TIL Pope Pius X issued a papal edict that wind instruments, which included the saxophone, should not be used in Catholic worship
wMd8 TIL that in chess is possible to checkmate in only two moves (Fool’s mate)