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TIL the centrepiece sequence of "Singin' in the Rain" was culled from a similar sequence (sans-dancing) in Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman".

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5vMk TIL that black roses occur in nature in only one tiny village in Turkey
W70KL TIL that the "Wright" in the name of today's billion-dollar aviation company Curtiss-Wright is the literally the same business the Wright Brothers started after they achieved the first airplane flight (albeit after a couple of mergers).
MePPW TIL the Faroe Islands and Greenland are allowed to import 5x more live mussels into Belgium than other countries/territories.
9oG TIL When Rod Serling was a child he was able to entertain himself so well that when his family was on a road trip they all kept quiet to see if he would notice. He didn’t and talked non-stop through the entire car ride.
XERwX TIL of Le Pétomane, a french flatulist (professional farter) who performed at the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. He was said to have been so skilled as to be able to mimic the sounds of cannon fire and thunderstorms, as well as the sounds of farm animals.