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TIL that Richard Nixon sabotaged Vietnam peace talks to give himself a better chance in the 1968 U.S. Presidential election, prolonging the war by 5 years.

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oRoNR TIL that while filming John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves gifted stunt performers customized T-shirts showing how many times they "died" in the film, with some dying over 20 times. His personal team of stuntmen also received custom Rolex Submariner watches after filming, as a token of appreciation.
nW61b TIL that photosynthetic archaea(single-celled organisms similar in some ways to bacteria) absorb light using rhodopsin instead of chlorophyll, which is the same protein that our eyes use to see. The way they consume their food is the same way we see the world.
GY5r5 TIL that South Africa is actually a country, and not actually a region used to represent the southern part of Africa.
jwxp TIL Several UFO sightings were recorded throughout the Roman Republic/Empire from 214 BC
RAR9 TIL in the movie Hook, the scene where Rufio swings his sword close to Peter Pans face and says the line “You’re dead, jollyman” was played in reverse for the movie. The actor had to learn to say those lines backwards.