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TIL Steven Spielberg played the office clerk in the last scene of The Blues Brothers

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698Yl TIL a young woman's head swelled from her usual measurement of 22 inches to 24.8 inches (and the shape of her face changed) after she used hair dye. This was because the hair dye had a chemical in it called PPD (paraphenylenediamine), which can cause serious allergic reactions in certain people.
dgRZ TIL Sarah Chalke wore her labcoat from ‘Scrubs’ when she played in 'How I Met Your Mother’ and used pens to cover up her name
0d901 TIL: Orcas Are Called Killer Whale Because They Hunt Whales
dDLZ TIL Hebrew was almost dead, until a guy locked his kid in their house, spoke only Hebrew to him, and invented a ton of the words.
5DBn TIL that Denmark was one of the few countries that resisted turning over its Jewish citizens during the Holocaust. The Danish king told the PM at the time that if the Germans tried to force Danish Jews to wear a yellow star, then he would wear one too.