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TIL that Richard Branson once engineered a hoax involving a hot air balloon designed to look like a glowing UFO, piloted by a silver suited midget.

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XEnX6 TIL that in the biopic ‘You don’t know Jack’ the original euthanasia consultations tapes were used, Dr Jack Kevorkian was replaced using computer image technology to insert Al Pacino into the scene where Kevorkian would’ve been.
GYBbN TIL Josh Brolin attempted 'perineum sunning', an alternative therapy that involves exposing the bare anus and perineum to sunlight. “I don’t know who the f–k thought of this stupid s–t but f–k you nonetheless. Seriously" is what he had to say about the experience.
6V1m TIL that despite being commonly called “Smokey the Bear,” his name is actually just Smokey Bear.
LnwP TIL that astronomers found a star that formed in the same gas cloud as the Sun.
yVrEJ TIL the only canid known to hibernate is the common raccoon dog.