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TIL that George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch has its own fire department, and they have a mutual agreement with the government to respond to fires off the compound.

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gMx77 TIL A bizarre incident involving a fictitious write-in candidacy occurred in the small town of Picoazá, Ecuador in 1967. A company ran a series of campaign-themed advertisements for a foot powder called Pulvapies. Pulvapies ended up receiving the most votes in the election
laVr TIL cats can become addicted to tuna and refuse to eat anything else. Veterinarians refer to these cats as ‘tuna junkies.’
wonR1 TIL that Nicolas Cage was once awoken by a naked man eating a Fudgesicle
VoBm TIL that 3M, creators of Scotch Tape and Post-It notes, sells e-readers for libraries to lend out, along with its own cloud library.
kpO5 TIL that, in 200 BCE, Eratosthenes measured the Earth’s circumference to an accuracy of 98.4% by measuring the angle of the sun in two different cities