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TIL That Michael Caine’s real name is Maurice Micklewhite

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oRogK TIL that black/melanistic squirrels are extremely rare genetic morphs (1 in ~10,000 individuals) outside of Canada. Living in Canada and seeing black coats on many squirrels (in Ontario, nearly all of them), I've grown up thinking melanism in squirrels was an extremely common phenotype.
yQmV8 TIL the EDM artist Junkie XL has done the full scores for Max Mad: Fury Road, Deadpool, Sonic, Scoob, Alita: Battle Angel and more. He also has credit on Batman v Superman alongside Hanz Zimmer.
W7ZwL TIL The US Army considered creating the rank of Field Marshall during World War 2, but it was blocked by GEN George C. Marshall, because he didn't want to be called "Marshall Marshall."
woGm8 TIL that, despite being widely taught in schools, the idea that different sections of the tongue are exclusively responsible for different basic tastes is a common misconception
119V TIL the Haya people of Tanzania have been forging steel for over 2,000 years.