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TIL: Rolled Gold is known as "Gold-Filled" in the USA which is exactly the opposite of the filled gold that it actually is.

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PYx6Z TIL magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin went to French controlled Algeria in 1856 to show the power of French magic. He lifted a metal box in front of a crowd, then had a warrior that he had made "as weak as a woman" try. Turning on electromagnets in the ground, he made the metal box unliftable.
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OGZK7 TIL that Japanese death row inmates are executed by hanging. Three prison officers simultaneously press buttons to open the trap door so it is not clear which one is responsible.
OGAe1 TIL that Bill Murray did not sign a contract while agreeing to play the lead in Lost In Translation. Director Sofia Coppola then proceeded to spend a quarter of the film's budget without knowing if Murray would follow through and expressed relief when he finally showed up.
X0EO8 TIL American Express once ran a promotion of $10 back on any purchase. Stores had rows of credit card machines lined up, with some people swiping dozens of cards to earn hundreds in cash back