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TIL: Australia committed genocide against the Aboriginal, native people from 1910-1970 in an effort to create a “white Australia.”

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v1y58 TIL that after being faced with budget problems during the filming of Titanic, James Cameron offered to give up his share of future profits but the studio didn't accept his offer as they believed it was an empty gesture because the film would have no profit
QNPGd TIL there was code included in Windows XP solely so that Lego Island (1997) would run
YjDv TIL that the playtypus has no nipples, and milk simply oozes from their skin.
M7VQB TIL The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd (Dutch wijd) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros.