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TIL that Samuel L. Jackson is 73 years old and the highest-grossing actor of all time

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6EvZZ TIL that the TV show "Hannah Montana" was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas" before the producers realised that a porn star already had that name and had to change it to avoid young children searching the name online and accidentally coming across pornography.
R5bY1 TIL in the entire history of the WNBA there has only been 28 dunks performed by 7 different women.
xPk5 TIL there is a rare genetic disorder that causes your urine to turn black as soon as it hits the air. There is no known cure.
graW4 TIL one estimate claims that Earth may have 1 trillion species. However, only 1.75–1.8 million have been named and 1.8 million documented in a central database. These currently living species represent less than one per cent of all species that have ever lived on Earth.
PYQbV TIL even animals like jellyfish that lack brains need to snooze. Biologists have discovered that like people, jellyfish hit the hay & have the same trouble we do waking up. Because these creatures are very low on the animal family tree, the work suggests that the ability to sleep evolved quite early