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TIL That London has a larger population than Scotland

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X05ZD TIL Whale oil was used as the main ingredient in budget margarine during and after WWII until about 1955 when rationing was ended and alternative ingredients were available.
epBpL today I learned Paul Walker and Denise Richards starred in a movie together, and it's a beautiful disasterpiece. "Tammy and the T Rex"
Lkxvm TIL a 19 year old man dove 85 feet into the ocean to wrestle an 80 pound octopus with a 9 foot diameter to the surface in a 25 minute epic battle in which he punched the octopus subduing it after it turned red and lunged at him tearing off his respirator. He drove it home, cooked it up, and ate it.
6oRm TIL The most accurate depiction of a black hole ever created was for the movie “Interstellar”. “It’s the product of a year of work by 30 people and thousands of computers.”
oPyE TIL the tool that is clapped together by film makers before filming a scene is called a “clapboard” and is used to synchronize the audio with the video later in production by matching the clapping sound with the movement of the clapboards arm.