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TIL of the huia bird. It went extinct in 1907 and its call was never recorded, but it exists today because an elderly Maori man imitated in 1949 from memories of his childhood.

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DW5r TIL According to Norse mythology, Thor’s hammer Mjölnir was originally intended to be wielded with both hands. Its characteristically short handle is due to a manufacturing defect caused by Loki who harrased the dwarven brothers Sindri and Brokkr while they were forging the weapon.
XGLR TIL that Free Speech Does NOT Protect Cyberharassment… Online perpetrators can be criminally prosecuted for criminal threats, cyberstalking, cyberharassment, sexual invasions of privacy and bias intimidation. They can be sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
b6PJ9 TIL that David Lynch's homages to "The Wizard of Oz" in his films (like "Wild at Heart") were ways to echo his obsession: “There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about ‘The Wizard of Oz,'" he said in 2001 at a New York Film Festival Q&A.
6E9kw TIL in 2000 16-year-old Henry Cavill was an aspiring actor who had a chance encounter with Russell Crowe. Crowe sent him a gift box with a note saying "Dear Henry, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Russell." 13 years later, they starred together in “Man of Steel.”
bAj9 TIL a NY woman spent 2 years defending herself against a $10M lawsuit by an aspiring musician who alleged that her unattractive appearance at a gig destroyed his potentially very profitable idea to form New York’s first Pink tribute band.