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TIL The film E.T. was shown at the United Nations (1982) and Spielberg received a UN Peace Prize. Princess Diana was reportedly moved to tears by the film.

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Z81yG TIL actor Jim Carrey wrote a fictitious autobiography that includes Chinese conspiracies, faking versions of celebrities, hallucinogenic dialogues, battling aliens with Gwyneth Paltrow and dressing up before going to bed as he’s afraid of selfies taken at the morgue if he dies in his sleep.
6xjY TIL Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country on the planet. If you take any two people there, there is a 99.0% chance they will speak different native languages
8al7L TIL Pepsi was originally called "Brad's Drink."
RwMj TIL There has been a TV show set in every US state
neNe9 TIL men can develop postpartum depression, and it is linked to lower levels of testosterone after the birth of a baby