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TIL the movie musical “Oklahoma!” (1955) was shot in Arizona because Oklahoma had so many Oil Well Derricks that they were distracting onscreen.

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6E4Zm TIL that "threatening the President" even as a joke can send people to jail: Richard Humphreys said "God might speak to the world through a burning Bush," in regards to President Bush, was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in prison.
7rQEO TIL in 1493, it is speculated that King James of Scotland sent two newborns to live in isolation with a deaf, mute woman to see what language they would speak. The King supposedly reported that the children grew up speaking Hebrew.
epKj5 TIL there is an ancient Corinthian helmet in the Museum of Korea. Originally gifted to marathoner Son Gi-Jeong for winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics, he did not receive it until 1986. Son then donated it to the museum. It is Korea's only designated Western "National Treasure"
OPNY TIL that astronauts in zero gravity cannot burp, but they can fart.
Z8xnD TIL of "peine forte et dure", a type of torture used in the common law legal system when a person remained silent upon questioning. It consisted of progressively heavier stones placed upon the chest until either a plea was entered, or the person died. It’s been legal for ~500 years, until 1772.