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TIL that Bruce Lee was the 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion

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W71kB TIL that "Aladdin" was rejected as an entry for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, due to the sheer amount of dialogue Robin Williams improvised.
pNZA TIL German toilets are specially designed to prevent splashback and allow you to inspect your poop.
gr1AA TIL "First Man" screenwriter Josh Singer interviewed Neil Armstrong's wife Janet, who died two months before the release of the 2018 movie. Janet's anger during Neil's mission was real, as seen in her outburst to NASA men, "You're just a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood!"
dl4j TIL that the trapdoor spider can withstand 38 times it’s own weight when defending their trapdoor. This is the same as a human holding a door closed that’s being pulled on the other side by a small jet plane.
v1rBL TIL fish eggs can survive and hatch after passing through a duck, providing one explanation of how seemingly pristine, isolated bodies of water can become stocked with fish