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TIL Cary Elwes Thought Mel Brooks' Pitch For Robin Hood: Men In Tights Was A Jim Carrey Prank - SlashFilm

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RYRa TIL an 80 year old man named Amou Haji hasn’t bathed in 60 years, sleeps in a grave-like hole, and smokes animal feces.
QjXe TIL that the caffeine in the coffee plant, like capsaicin in chili peppers, is meant to be a toxic substance to deter herbivores.
8ewoa TIL the idea of machines gaining full consciousness and overthrowing humanity goes back all the way to 1863
v1RW8 TIL The company Luis Vuitton collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Mpg0 TIL that only law abiding citizens must register firearms with the U.S. DOJ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Criminals, or “prohibited persons,” are not required by law to register because it would violate their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.