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TIL that Australia has its own version of Yeti/Bigfoot called Yowie. This mythical creature appears in many other name in Aboriginal folklore with earliest report of sighting in 1795.

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kgPE TIL a study found that drinking coffee may “undo” liver damage. Researchers analyzed data from nine previously published studies with a total of more than 430,000 participants and found that drinking two additional cups of coffee a day was linked to a 44% lower risk of developing liver cirrhosis
vKgB TIL on January 27, 1992, then President George H. W. Bush said that he wanted the American family to be more like the Waltons than the Simpsons. Matt Groening responded by making a short segment in which Bart said, “Hey, we’re just like the Waltons. We’re praying for an end to the Depression, too.
9X9M TIL Inspired by The Empire Strikes Back, Richard Dailey killed his horse and crawled inside the carcass to survive an Idaho storm. He found it wonderful and warm at first but later claustrophobic and grotesque. Dailey said The Revenant was pretty accurate but wondered why DiCaprio got naked.
en9D TIL that the sum of all of the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666
kJ1LB TIL that the "all persons are fictitious" disclaimer on most Hollywood movies is a response to a 1933 lawsuit over a film about the 1916 assassination of Rasputin. The wife of one of the people involved with the plot successfully sued MGM for invasion of privacy and libel.