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TIL that In Australia, a crocodile believed to be "part-albino" and nicknamed by people in the area as "Michael Jackson", attacked and killed a man.

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epOy4 TIL the 1983 film "Talking Tiger Mountain" was based on William S. Burroughs' 1979 novel "Blade Runner: a Movie" which was originally a film treatment for Alan E. Nourse's 1973 novel "The Bladerunner," the title of which (but not the story) was used in the 1982 film "Blade Runner"
5YmlQ TIL Dr. Pepper served hot with lemon was a popular 1960’s holiday beverage
V5Zk TIL the donating public, not big foundations or corporations, is responsible for roughly 90% of all donations in the US
9wwYr TIL Playboy founder Hugh Hefner created an award named after him to annually recognize people who protect the First Amendment rights of Americans.
6MrY TIL that the “Vulcan nerve pinch” concept on Star Trek (1966) was invented by Leonard Nimoy when he and the series’ writers were trying to figure out how an unarmed Spock could overpower an adversary without resorting to violence.