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TIL comedian Greg Giraldo had a law degree from Harvard

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wLAdY TIL of Bear, a "koala detection dog". Wearing special boots to protect his paws from scorched ground, Bear sniffs out koala survivors of Australian bushfires. His previous owners couldn't handle him as he chewed furniture & walls out of boredom, but his need to work made him an ideal detection dog.
E1JXV TIL that Eric Stolz was the original Marty McFly in Back to the Future, but was replaced by Michael J. Fox about a month into production because director Robert Zemeckis "felt that he wasn't getting what he needed from Stoltz."
vgEK TIL That during World War II, The Russian Red Army fought 75%-80% of Nazi forces deployed during the war.
xkV5 TIL There’s actually more energy in one cubic metre of space due to the Higgs field than the Sun outputs in 1,000 years
D1rmJ TIL for years the remains of Hannelore Schmatz, the fourth woman to summit Mount Everest, were seen by anyone trying to summit Everest by the southern route. Her body was frozen in a sitting position, leaning against her backpack with eyes open and hair blowing in the wind.