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TIL that Christopher Walken Used To Work As A Lion Tamer

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P87n TIL there is a temple in India where women come to shave their heads as part of a religious ceremony. After they leave, the temple sells the hair to companies that make hair extensions.
neQrY TIL whenever Leslie Nielsen would do interviews to promote his movies he would bring a device that made fart noises to prank the interviewer
emKL TIL Trey Parker almost made an action movie about a mentally disabled 9-year-old boy defending his small Colorado town from being destroyed by eight-foot-tall monsters that live in the mountains, but had to ultimately quit the project to pursue South Park.
R5l9l TIL that the myth of carrots improving your eyesight and helping you see in the dark was WWII propaganda
djAE TIL When jogging, British footballing legend Stanley Matthews would always wear shoes that contained lead, so that when playing football his feet would feel remarkably light, giving him the impression he could run and dribble faster.