TIL while filming Lawrence of Arabia (1962) actor Peter O’Toole found the saddle on his camel to be quite uncomfortable so he attached a piece of foam rubber to it that he bought at a market. This earned him the nickname “Abu-‘Isfanj” from the Bedouin people which means “Father of the Sponge”

TIL while filming Lawrence of Arabia (1962) actor Peter O’Toole found the saddle on his camel to be quite uncomfortable so he attached a piece of foam rubber to it that he bought at a market. This earned him the nickname “Abu-‘Isfanj” from the Bedouin people which means “Father of the Sponge”

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