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The "Tiffany Problem" refers to situations where a historical or realistic fact is considered unrealistic due to modern associations. For instance, despite its medieval origins, people often perceive the name "Tiffany" as modern.

Neither cracking one's knuckles nor exercising while in good health causes osteoarthritis.

While filming "Fitzcarraldo (1982)" in the Amazon Rainforest, director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski feuded intensely. The Machiguenga tribe's chief, whose members were extras in the movie, offered to kill Kinski, but Herzog declined, as he needed him to complete the film.

Scientists developed an experimental "universal treatment" for allergies. While still being tested, it works by wrapping allergens in a nanoparticle which sneaks it past the immune system. This helps the body understand it to be harmless. They so far successfully cured mice with egg allergies.

A man named Mark Davis working at Kmart in the 80s and 90s saved a collection of cassette tapes that were sent from Kmart's corporate office to be played over the in-store speaker system while people shopped. He later digitized the tapes and uploaded them online where they can be heard today.

In 2012, Anthony Omari took a machete to the face while defending an under-resourced Kenyan orphanage his family runs from attacking robbers. He saved 37 orphans that day. The attack was in revenge to the previously foiled robbery when Anthony threw a hammer at one of the thieves.

Wright Laboratory won the 2007 Ig Noble Peace Prize for “instigating research and development on a chemical weapon” called ‘The Gay Bomb.’ It would be a bomb that when used, discharges female sex pheromones over enemy forces in order to make them sexually attracted to each other.

To prepare for The Banshees of Inisherin, Colin Farrell immersed himself in the remote Irish setting of the film by living in solitude on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands, to mirror his character's isolation and emotional distance. He also avoided using modern distractions like phones or email to stay mentally in character throughout the shoot.

Vikings brought Native American wives to Iceland, and their DNA is still present on the island. A genetic study of Icelanders found that some carry a mutation predominantly found among Native Americans, suggesting that American women bred with Viking men during Norse exploration of America in the 11th century A.D.

Robert Downey Jr. was allowed by his father to smoke marijuana at the age of six.