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TIL that production on 2014 biblical epic film Noah was delayed due to ‘heavy rain and flooding’ on location from Hurricane Sandy

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rom4 TIL Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (YKK) produces nearly 7 billion zippers a year. Their every stage of the zipper making process is in house i.e. from smelting their own brass and building the zipper-making machines to making the boxes they ship in.
LQAeV TIL Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born before Jesus Christ. He was born circa 6th–4th century B.C. ("Before Christ") in Lumbini province, Nepal.
LLl0 TIL There are more museums in the U.S. than there are Starbucks and McDonalds—combined
9Yag6 TIL Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of Chinese musical instruments and writings because he considered them superfluous to Chinese culture. Later, the Han dynasty (206 BC- 220 AD) encouraged music and established the Office of Music which remained in operation until 1914
ZwMp TIL Devil’s Breath, scopolamine, is a drug that south American criminals blow into the face of victims to turn them into compliant ‘zombies’ who will empty their bank accounts & hand over their valuables when asked, then retain no memory of any of the events later, leaving the criminals unidentified