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TIL famous actor James Dean only starred in 3 films before his death in 1955.

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4Wvw TIL that to be certified as “bear-resistant”, a container needs to survive a 60-minute mauling by a grizzly bear
m14pM TIL after centuries of use in America there was an international effort to ban sign language. Educators from Europe wanted to force the deaf to try to focus on oral communication instead. Linguists rejected American Sign Language as a language until William Stokoe proved it had grammar in the 1960s.
LNw9 TIL In 1883 a bullet meant for Henry Ziegland hit a tree behind him. All was well until 20 years later when Henry decided to dynamite said tree, causing the bullet to fly into his head and kill him.
oBeAR TIL: That height has one of the strongest direct correlations to income in Business, with even age gender and weight having a lesser effect
ogDr TIL platypuses don’t have stomachs