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TIL that that guy from Primitive Technology is based in far north Queensland, Australia, he worries about snakes (land of nope) and he stays silent to focus on the action ‘in favor of pure demonstration’.

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5Yayn TIL that sometimes fossils will form with opal instead of stone!
0wWep TIL there exists a psychological phenomenon in which perfectly sane people, with no desire to die, find themselves faced with a steep cliff and experience a strong desire to leap. This phenomenon is so common, in fact, that the French have a term for it: L’appel du Vide – Call of the Void.
new7r TIL that Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Leo Tolstoy and Martin Luther King Jr. were advocates for non violent resistance
4kkXR TIL that possums don’t “play dead”, they actually pass out due to fear of predators. They go into shock and faint when confronted, involuntarily. They are in a catatonic state until they become conscious again.
E1EXd TIL Alec Guinness agreed to be in Star Wars (Obi-Wan Kenobi) only after his initial salary was doubled, and that he would receive 2.25% of all gross royalties paid to George Lucas, and never have to make a publicity appearance.