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TIL that Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales can eject a reddish-brown "ink" in order to confuse or discourage potential predators, just as an octopus or a squid might do.

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D1PEe TIL David Bowie gave permission for David Lynch to use old footage of him for the revival of Twin Peaks (2017), because he was too sick to film anything new at the time. After he watched old footage, he disliked his accent so much, he asked Lynch to dub his dialogue with an authentic Louisiana actor
yQ1Rw TIL author of “The Crow” sought permission from Robert Smith of The Cure to use one of their existing songs in the upcoming movie. Smith liked the comic so much, he wrote and recorded a new track, “Burn” in 2 days.
rJMW TIL that as of 2013, Bill Gates had personally given US$28 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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