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TIL Johnny Depp always travels with his Jack Sparrow costume so he can make surprise visits to kids in hospitals

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Y7PWZ TIL the term "Fremen Mirage" coined by Dr Bret Devereaux (referencing the Fremen of the Dune series) debunking the timeless fallacy of how harsh conditions and brutal lifestyles produce people superior to less harsh but more settled societies, with the former inevitably conquering the latter.
VMdGk TIL Lyrebirds are nature's masters of mimicry and are capable of imitating almost anything, even chainsaws and building sites.
OG7Z7 TIL MLK Jr. won a Grammy
GAeD7 TIL Peru has a prison just for for Ex-Presidents of the South American country. It can hold up to 3 people at any one time and is currently full.
wLJO7 TIL that the first person to die in the American Civil War was actually killed by accident. The soldier's name was Daniel Hough and he was killed by an cannon explosion caused by the same cannon firing prematurely during a 100-gun salute to the flag.