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TIL Scientists in China Discover Rare Moon Crystal that Could Power Earth

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4D8b TIL A notable portion of the Finding Nemo production crew were Filipino, and the name “P. Sherman” was chosen because it sounds like how one with a Filipino accent would say the word “fisherman
e0rPJ TIL Macaco Tião, a chimpanzee, had the habit of throwing excrement at visitors (including several politicians) to the Rio de Janeiro Zoo. A satirical newspaper ran his candidature for Rio de Janeiro mayor in 1988, and he got 9.5% of the votes.
XEQkj TIL there is a Coral Trafficking Task Force here in The Florida Keys.
9PGB TIL potentially lethal bacteria found in a Disney water park forced the closure of Discovery Island. 10 years later, three explorers broke in and this is what they found…
R5eQQ TIL that Alfonso Cuarón, the director of "Prisoner of Azkaban" movie, asked the three main actors to write an essay about their characters, to get acquainted with them. Daniel Radcliffe(Harry Potter) wrote a page, Emma Watson(Hermione) wrote 10-12 pages, Rupert Grint(Ron) didn’t give in anything.