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TIL the U.S. became a net energy exporter in 2019 for the first time since 1958

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dMr8 TIL in the 1863, an American aphid infestation devastated France’s grapevines, destroying the entire wine industry. It was only saved by grafting Calif. grape-rootstock onto French grapevines, making them resistant to the bugs. To this day, all French wine-grapes are still grown with American roots.
4VZ6 TIL ‘Coraline’ is the longest stop motion movie created.
7ryGx TIL about the Sunland Baobab, a tree so big it had a pub installed in it in 1993.
VME08 TIL George Reeves, the Superman of the 50s, insisted Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane) be given equal billing.
1NA8 TIL Marcia, George Lucas’s ex-wife, got an Oscar for her editing and was behind some of the better ideas of Star Wars. She got very little credit after the divorce.