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TIL that bananas emit antimatter.

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9YYj7 TIL that according to Johnny Cash's autobiography, he got addicted to painkillers after one of his ostriches challenged his authority. He attempted to discipline the bird with a large stick, but failed; the ostrich broke five of his ribs and slashed into his stomach, almost disemboweling him.
b9yDQ TIL Earthquakes on Mars are called Marsquakes.
nZe7 TIL that, after years of denials, the CIA admitted to gathering records on activist Noam Chomsky during the Vietnam War. It also destroyed those records, in apparent violation of federal law.
R5w8j TIL: Elephants have the longest gestation period for a mammal (Asian elephants: 18-22 months, African bush elephants: 22 months) and won’t give birth for another 4-years.
b6x1E TIL Richard Linklater cast his daughter Lorelei as Samantha in Boyhood (2014) because of her early enthusiasm for acting. A few years into the 12-year shoot, she lost interest and asked him to kill off her character, but he refused. Later, Lorelei regained her passion and stayed with the project.