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TIL The movie “Interstellar” used no greenscreens.

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1Vdr TIL that in 1937 a 15-year-old growing up in St. Petersburg, Fla, was listening to a short-wave radio and picked up Amelia Earhart’s last radio transmission. She took notes and tried telling the authorities. No one believed her.
VMjy8 TIL polygamist Brigham Young got out of paying alimony to one of his ex-wives on the grounds that — since polygamy was illegal — they were never actually married.
rRJ5o TIL in 1923 Illinois officially passed legislation replacing English with 'American' as their official language, making it the only state in the Union where people legally 'speak American'
BrPlL TIL of Albert Pierrepoint, England's lead hangman from the 1940's-1950's. He executed many Nazi's and other high profile murderers. He owned a pub and usually was able to carry out an execution and still make it back to open his bar on time. He once had to hang one of his regular pub customers.
VyMp TIL more than 300 people died in a supermarket fire because the owners shut the doors in order to prevent people from fleeing with merchandise without paying for it.