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TIL That the Vikings didn't wear horned helmets but their forefathers from the bronze age did

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J1dR4 TIL Gremlins 2: The New Batch famously has a scene where the gremlins break the fourth wall and mess with the projector until Hulk Hogan forces them to stop. For the VHS release the gremlins mess with the tape and change channels until John Wayne forces them to stop.
KY9mw TIL that while Gina DeJesus was held captive for years in Ariel Castro's house, her father unknowingly interacted with Castro, even sharing beers and conversations in his garden, never realizing his daughter was imprisoned mere feet away.
W7O5N TIL that in the Movie "Scream" (1996) there is a section in the credits saying "No Thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa city school district governing board" Santa Rosa revoked permissions to film there last minute and cost the production 350,000$
DQ1Yv TIL Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) have the longest nose of all primates
N7wr8 TIL Toto -- the band who made "Africa" and "Rosanna", was the band that played the music for Michael Jackson's THRILLER (!)