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TIL that actors with visible tattoos on screen often need release forms from the tattoo artists to feature their work in films.

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R558l TIL Lord Kitchener, famous for his appearance in the "Your Country Needs You!" recruiting poster, died during WW1 when his ship sank.
Y7x8v TIL that while Roman Catholic cardinals debate who should be the next Pope, black smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney means that no candidate has received enough votes. White smoke means that someone has received the necessary two thirds of votes to become the new head of the Catholic Church.
a8W0o TIL that after being drafted by the Utah Jazz, Karl Malone was told to join a parade and made to believe it was thrown in honor of his birthday. It turned out to be a prank by his coach; the parade was for a state holiday which coincidentally fell on his birrhday, July 24.
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