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TIL that the heir apparent for the Qajar Dynasty that ruled Iran from 1789-1925 is a university professor professor in Dallas and his nickname is "Mickey"

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YpDAA TIL the entire reason Porgs exist in the Last Jedi is because the island they filmed on is a Puffin sanctuary, which included a ton of Puffin extras they had to explain
DKWD TIL that in 2010 the DOD purchased and destroyed every first edition copy of Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffers book “Operation Dark Heart” (at a tax payer cost of $47,000), which claimed the Defense Intelligence Agency failed to evaluate intelligence on the 9/11 hijackers, allowing the attacks to occur.
bdKQ TIL that a man in India set a world record in 1986 by spending 72 hours in a cage with 72 of the most venomous snake species in India; to spread awareness and to prove that snakes don’t bite unless provoked. He came out of the cage, unharmed without a single bite.
gMd67 TIL that researchers at the universities in Durham and Lisbon believe that the essential story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ dates back over 5,000 years. This prototype of Jack’s beanstalk antics is classified by folklorists as ATU 328 - The Boy Who Stole Ogre’s Treasure.
WkVk8 TIL that human’s trophic level (or place on the food chain) is a mere 2.2 on a 1-5 scale, with apex predators such as lions and great white sharks at a 5. We rank even with pigs and anchovies.