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TIL that the aliens from the movie franchise Alien were based off of deep sea creatures found in Earth’s oceans.

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MekgV TIL azure-winged magpies show 'human-like' generosity. They provide food to their group members spontaneously and without the other birds begging them. This so-called 'proactive prosociality' has long been believed to be a human hallmark.
9p8Q TIL Uri Geller tried to sue Pokemon because he thought Kadabra was a Pokemon version of him and he was afraid that it would give the public bad ideas about Psychics and Spoon-Bending. He asked for nearly $100 million.
awnYy TIL a Chinese man was almost cremated alive after being beaten by police and left for dead… the cremation process was stopped when a medical woker noticed he was still breathing. He was then taken to a hospital where he was beaten again by the police and arrested.
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4X4NX Donald Trump drinks 12 cokes a day.