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TIL all roles in the "Alien" movie script were written as "unisex", with genders to be determined during casting; Ripley was initially considered to be a man

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Jnxk TIL that some researchers believe that a brain parasite called Toxoplasma causes Cat Lady Syndrome and other severe mental illnesses
PYPwO TIL that in certain species of bamboo, every 60-120 years, all plants bloom at the same time across the world, regardless of their location or surrounding environmental conditions. The method by which this is coordinated is unknown.
5YeB8 TIL that Wilhelm II, leader of Germany in WW1, sent a telegram to Hitler in 1940 congratulating him on invading the Netherlands, and hoping the German monarchy would be restored. Hitler, upon reading the telegram, said to his valet, "What an idiot!"
GaLQ TIL: Tank crews don’t sleep under their tanks, as there is a story about a tank sinking in mud and crushing people.
XE1Kj TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to organizing the Underground Railroad, served with the U.S. Army as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier during the Civil War, leading a raid with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment that freed over 700 slaves.