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TIL about "Amazon Tours", where members of the public can book a free 60-90 minute tours of select Amazon Fulfillment Centers throughout North America

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Z8EWo TIL that in 'A Clockwork Orange', the term used to refer to Alex's band of antisocial delinquents ("droogs") is derived from the Russian word for friend or buddy.
ZpJV4 TIL that Jeffrey Katzenberg told his employees at Quibi to listen to the song "Get Back Up Again" from the movie Trolls while announcing that they would be fired
VBm44 TIL that actor Chuck Connors, best known for his lead role in The Rifleman, was the first NBA player to ever shatter the backboard — and not with a slam dunk.
b9VRQ TIL Dr. Henry Heimlich performed the Heimlich maneuver in his assisted-living facility in 2016 (at age 96), saving a woman's life.
BDLD TIL when Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded, the first blow missed her neck and struck the back of her head. The second blow severed the neck, except for a bit of sinew which was cut by hand. When the executioner held her head aloft, the hair turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground.