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TIL that Casa Bonita is a real restaurant in Denver

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M7Oem TIL the elderly couple seen hugging on the bed in Titanic (1997) while water floods their room were the owners of Macy's department store, Rosalie Ida Straus and Isidor Straus. Ida refused a seat on a lifeboat, stating "Where you go, I go" which inspired Rose's line in the film.
d8ZG7 TIL Ötzi, the european mummy, had 61 tattoos, which are considered to be the oldest tattoos in the world
gleA TIL that according to the FBI Director, the FBI is having a hard time filling positions to help tackle cyber crimes because a lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus are also fond of marijuana.
6EBvX TIL that Iron Giant book ends with the Iron Giant defeating a "Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon" the size of Australia in a contest of pain endurance. The Iron Giant then commands the alien monster to bring peace to humanity by flying around the Earth singing the "music of the spheres".
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