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TIL the quote “Do you think God stays in heaven because he, too, lives in fear of what he’s created?” is from Spy Kids 2

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VPD8 TIL that if humans could accelerate their arms at one tenth of the speed that a mantis shrimp does, we could throw a baseball into orbit.
MeZkK TIL Tropical rainforests cover less than 3% of Earth's area, yet they are home to more than half our planet's terrestrial animal species. Bengal tigers, mountain gorillas, orangutans, jaguars, and blue poison dart frogs are just a few of the magnificent animals found in rainforests.
9wvaD TIL that in the '80s the president of Zaire built a 3200 meter landing strip in the jungle next to his palace so he could charter Concord flights to Paris
JYpLl TIL the Ru of RuPaul comes from the culinary term 'roux', a mix of flour and fat
X84X TIL when Norway was occupied by Germany during WWII, the Nazis instituted the Lebensborn program, under which Norwegian women were coerced into having the children of Nazi officers. The most famous Lebensborn child is Frida Lyngstad of the band ABBA.