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TIL that Fox News parent company “News Corp” has historically given more money to democrats than republicans.

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64eJ TIL That “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” was given an NC-17 rating until two weeks before release, due to the graphic language depicted in the film. Ironically, the film’s plot revolves around parents starting a war over a movie’s graphic language.
JQ6l TIL that an Oxford University study has found that for every person you fall in love with and accommodate into your life you lose two close friends.
bEDN TIL that a 2006 study concluded that prehistoric predators had excellent vision, surpassing modern birds of prey. Compared to a bald eagle (whose vision is 4x better than ours), Tyrannosaurus rex had eyes that were 13x as precise as a human’s eyesight, meaning it could see prey from 6 km away.
KQKQ TIL Jack Hanna initially accepted the director position at the Columbus Zoo because he believed Children’s Hospital of Columbus had the best care for his daughter, who had been diagnosed with leukemia.
Z8JQG TIL that in 1986, Primus frontman Les Claypool auditioned to be the bassist of Metallica after the death of former bassist Cliff Burton. Metallica frontman James Hetfield remarked that Claypool was not offered the job because "he was too good" and "should do his own thing".