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TIL - The Movie Lawrence Of Arabia Is The Only Best Picture Oscar Winner To Only Have One Gender Credited. There Wasn’t A Single Speaking Female Role Except For A Camel Named Gladys

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Me9kb TIL that Dracula (1930) was also filmed in Spanish with a different cast and crew - and is considered by some to be better than the original
X04Pk TIL that the world is running out of sand. Sand is the most-consumed natural resource besides water, and it's the main ingredient in concrete, glass, and silicon chips. Most harvested sand goes to make concrete, but desert sand isn't suitable for concrete because it's too smooth.
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GyKE TIL Many Employees at Disney World in Orlando, Florida are Homeless