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TIL grocery bags on movies and TV are specially formulated to be quieter than regular bags

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PY9on TIL a Chrysalis and a Cocoon aren't the same thing. A Butterfly Caterpillar makes a Chrysalis by hardening its own skin while a Moth Caterpillar makes a cocoon from debris and its own silk!
v1bbj Today I learned that during the The Bubonic Plague,Jews were accused of poisoning water wells and as a result were burned alive at the stake by Christians.
16ZD TIL that the Lone Ranger is the Green Hornet’s Uncle
D1vPD TIL about the Overton window, which defines what political ideas the mainstream sees as radical according to what they're used to, even if they are not in fact radical.
Z0QG [TIL] …In Tolkien’s books, Narya (one of the Rings of Power) was owned by Gandalf. In addition, it was explained as, “with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill.” Oh, and it made him pretty much immortal.