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TIL There are more multi-cellular zooplankton per square kilometer in the Chukchi Sea than there are stars in the Milky Way and collectively there are plankton than there are galaxies in the observable universe.

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ngDd TIL Disney made a deal with Netflix to stream all of their new releases starting “late 2016,” including subsidiaries such as Pixar and Marvel. This means films like Finding Dory, Avengers: Infinity War, and Star Wars: Episode VIII will be on Netflix in the coming years.
d8YXB TIL In 1985, Carrey made an audacious decision: He wrote himself a $10-million check for “acting services rendered,” dated it 10 years in the future, and kept it in his wallet. Call it a coincidence, but in November 1995, Carrey found out he would be paid 10 million for “Dumb and Dumber”.
nZOP TIL that the reason Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in Empire is because George Lucas wasn’t sure if Harrison Ford would come back for the next film.
9xor TIL During the Cold War, the USSR thought the heavily trafficked building in the center courtyard of the Pentagon was a top-secret meeting room and pointed nukes at it. It was a hot dog stand.
b6v17 TIL the human stomach opens to the body's right. Thus, if you have acid reflux, you should lie on your LEFT, never on your right or on your back.