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TIL The photograph "Rhein II" by Andreas Gursky was the most expensive photograph ever sold

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GAoRJ TIL that many species of sharks can be rotated in order to subdue them, thanks to a defensive mechanism known as tonic immobility.
PVOE TIL that in the classic 1938 Errol Flynn film “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” the producers wanted a realistic ‘look’ when people were killed by arrows. Instead of SFX or editing tricks, they just hired an expert archer to shoot extras wearing padding. Extras were paid $150 each time they were shot.
e0el6 TIL that the scientific definition of a berry includes grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, bananas, chili peppers, persimmons, watermelons, and pumpkins.
vl6x TIL On the 28th of September 2006 The City Council of Reykjavik and neighboring municipalities agreed to turn off all the city lights in the capital area for half an hour, while a renowned astronomer talked about the stars and the constellations on national radio.
8X7Z TIL That there was a plan to overthrow the United States government for its crimes upon the native Mexican and Indigenous population as well as the brutal forced slavery upon Africans in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.