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TIL Jurassic Park almost had a sequel cartoon series in 1994

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ekl4 TIL Russell Brand was legally entitled to take $20 million dollars from Katy Perry’s fortune after their divorce but refused to take any.
xKAD TIL That in some regions withing China farmers have to pollinate apple trees by hand. This is due to the lack of any bees, which is in turn due to mass extermination of “pests” carried out by Mao Zedong during the great leap forward. (more links in comments).
0wg7y TIL men ages 20 to 34 have lower grip and pinch strength than the same aged guys did three decades ago, and that the average grip strength for men ages 25 to 29 is nearly 26 pounds lower today than it was before.
KYMmB TIL in 2014, a major radioactive waste incident occurred in the United States when workers filled a barrel with the wrong brand of cat litter.
yMwe TIL that after Congressman John Rankin refused to sit next to Adam Clayton Powell Jr. because of the colour of his skin, Powell found every opportunity possible to sit close to the Mississippi Congressman. On one occasion Powell followed him from seat to seat until Rankin had moved five times.