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TIL The crew of Planet Earth II filmed the mass birth gathering of Saiga Antelope, only to witness a disease spread and wipe out more than 150,000 antelope within 3 days.

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9wrvX TIL that Tim Curry was one of the top choices to play the Joker in the 1989 “Batman” film, but the role went to Jack Nicholson instead. Curry later voiced the Joker in the 1992 animated series, but was quickly replaced by Mark Hamill as his voice was deemed “too scary”.
eeY6 TIL Box Jellyfish have 24 eyes, and two of them are considered ‘true eyes’ complete with retinas, corneas and lenses.
7rBxx TIL that Nutella is such a worldwide success, it uses about a quarter of the WHOLE world's hazelnut supply every year
Y4a7 TIL that while FDR was the first President to win election more than twice, he was the fifth to try. Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and Woodrow Wilson tried and were denied their party’s nomination
YpAgZ TIL Cyndi lauper"s 80s hit "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a cover of the Robert Hazards song of the same name from the late 70s.