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TIL that Tim Schafer is officially listed in the credits of two “Star Wars” games under the position “"Never actively tried to sabotage the project”

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LQeY0 TIL that of the 780 prisoners who have been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, only 16 have ever been charged by the United States
R5d1w TIL the 10th richest school in the United States is the Kamehameha High Schools in Hawaii, with an endowment of $14.7b, it beats out 11th place, Columbia University, by more than a billion dollars.
lo1xA TIL Most clinical trials show no evidence of Antioxidants in preventing disease in healthy individuals. Research shows that Antioxidant supplements can be harmful to health - especially for smokers. Overall, Antioxidant supplements can actually do more harm than good for the average person.
X1aP TIL that some insects, like the Pea Aphid, can explode themselves to frighten or kill enemies. They have been observed doing this after being eaten.
9YJBX TIL over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination and some fly over 100 miles/hour. Without bats we wouldn’t have cacao to make chocolate. Definitely changed my previous views on them!