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TIL one of director Michael Bay's early successes was the Got Milk? commercial series

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NyON TIL that males in the United States are still legally required to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and can be fined up to $250000 for non-compliance
eBdg TIL that an Indonesian tribe successfully uses the “gandarusa” bush as a form of male birth control. Scientists say the plant prevents pregnancy by slowing down the activity of certain enzymes in the sperm that help them wriggle into a female’s ovum.
BraBK TIL originally M&M's were supposed to be the candy in the movie E.T. but Mars rejected the idea; thus giving Reese's Pieces a spot in the movie, after which sales skyrocketed 300%
E1VAx TIL that weaver ants (Oecophylla) direct their larvae to produce silk, which is used to bind leaves together to form water resistant nests for the colony.
w5DY TIL that a historian in the Warsaw Ghetto organized a massive effort to record everything that was happening there, including everything from diaries to photographs and letters. The collection, called Oyneg Shabbos, was buried in three places in 1943, and the largest part hasn’t yet been found.