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TIL that in Back to the Future (1985), the iconic DeLorean time machine was almost a refrigerator. The filmmakers scrapped the fridge idea because kids might try to climb inside and get trapped, so they chose a car instead.

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a89oy TIL Alaska P. Davidson was the first female special agent hired by the Bureau of Investigation. Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns in 1922 but was forced to resign by Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1924. Hoover forced all women to resign by 1929, there were no female officers until 1972.
wQMW TIL Canada has a national park that is larger than Switzerland.
Vpj4 TIL that the navel (belly button) is an erogenous zone, and that when touched, creates a tickling sensation in some people’s genitals.
MBMW TIL the during the filming of the Great Escape’s famous motorcycle chase, Steve McQueen not only did most of his own motorcycle stunts, but also did it as one of the nazis chasing his character. Thus, thru the power of editing, Steve McQueen is actually chasing himself.
4XXBJ TIL that the warm blooded Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is so powerful, it can cook its own flesh with sudden bursts of muscle activity