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TIL Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) required “Bigfoot Protection” while filming the Endor scenes in ROTJ incase he was mistaken by a hunter.

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aLMJ TIL the reason cats flex (also called kneading) their claws when sitting on your lap is due to a behavior from when it was a kitten. The kitten has to flex its claws around the mothers nipple in order to get it to start lactating. In adulthood its just re triggered from being nurtured
epDwn TIL the Hindi/Sanskrit word that Ancient Indians (~5000 BCE) used and still use for "Study of Geography" and it is "Bhoo-Gol", literally "Bhoo" = Land or Earth and "Gol/Gola" = Round
KYdkJ TIL moles can shrink their brains in the winter
Z8lVR TIL French veterinarian and microbiologist Gaston Ramon was nominated for the Nobel prize 155 times between 1930 and 1953, but never won any, making him the most nominated individual to miss out on the award.
VBKJ8 TIL that Warren Buffett is the oldest CEO of a Fortune 500 company at 93 years old.