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TIL that Samuel L. Jackson planned to become a marine biologist before becoming an actor. He is currently the highest-grossing actor of all time.

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Z89kv TIL the near-extinction of the American bison was a deliberate plan by the US Army to starve Native Americans into submission. One colonel told a hunter who felt guilty shooting 30 bulls in one trip, "Kill every buffalo you can! Every buffalo dead is an Indian gone.”
kJ054 TIL during the cold war NATO conducted an experiment to find the best way to shot down helicopters with their jets, to everyone surprise helicopters proved to be a formidable foe to Jets and managed to get up to a 5-to-1 kill ratio against Jets in close combat.
Z8am4 TIL Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter, despite only having approximately 15 minutes of screen time.
8eN1L TIL that carbon fiber underwear can absorb and filter out the unpleasant odor of a fart
N7ye6 TIL The word 'Welsh' comes from the Proto-Germanic 'Walhaz', meaning Roman/Celtic speaker. The countries/regions of Wales (UK), Wallonia (Predominately French speaking region in Belgium), Welschland (French speaking region of Switzerland) and many others all get their name from this.