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TIL the opening shot in Bond films was actually filmed through the barrel of a gun

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yVJJe TIL about Gung Haggis Fat Choy, a cultural event originating from Vancouver. The event originated to mark the coincidence of the Scottish cultural celebration of Robert Burns Day (25 Jan) with the Chinese New Year, but has come to represent a celebration of combining cultures in untraditional ways
DQKmJ TIL in 1996 when Wendy Day took Eminem's demo to different labels, she couldn’t get any of them to even consider signing him because he's white. So she created the Rap Olympics to showcase his talent & bring attention back to lyricism. At the event, Em made the contact that led to signing a deal.
w99E TIL the original Spy Kids movie has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
e0Ld6 TIL 10-year-old Olivia Farnsworth has never been able to feel pain or hunger, and cannot sleep without being heavily medicated. Due to her symptoms revolving from Chromosome 6 Deletion, she had been able to withstand a car accident without distress.
14Zd TIL that methamphetamine was nicknamed panzerschokolade (“tank chocolate”) during WWII because of how common it was used among German soldiers