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TIL that humans are not the only species that fight wars

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dYJQ TIL that the pilot episode of an offshoot of The X-Files called The Lone Gunmen featured its heroes racing to stop a plane getting hijacked by govt agents and flown into the World Trade Center to increase defense spending while blaming foreign enemies. Aired 6 months before 9/11.
ZpWpp TIL that Zach Helm wrote Stranger Than Fiction and wrote and directed Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - They are so similar
YDWx TIL “microbeads” used in exfoliating soaps are actually made of plastic (and they are a major pollution problem)
Ypgp7 TIL bacon & eggs is considered breakfast food thanks to a single marketing campaign by a bacon company.
d84aE TIL in 2013 it was estimated there were more than 100 uncontacted tribes around the world, mostly in the densely forested areas of South America, Central Africa, Asia and New Guinea. Knowledge of the existence of these groups comes from infrequent and sometimes violent encounters and aerial footage.