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TIL that Tolkien revised The Hobbit, and Gollum originally didn’t mind losing the one ring.

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xVAx7 TIL that the ratio between your index and ring finger is indicative of prenatal testosterone/estrogen exposure and is also correlated with various traits related to health, behavior, and even sexuality later in life.
J1XE4 TIL about half of Kauai’s 111-mile coastline is made up of beaches. It has more beaches than any other Hawaiian Island. About 97% of the island is undeveloped and is also the oldest island at 5.1 million years old, the 2nd oldest island , Oahu, is 2.2-3.4 million years old.
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780QP TIL that Jed, the dog who played the "villain" dog in the 1982 film The Thing was the same dog that played White Fang in the 1991 Disney movie