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TIL that Mad Max (1979) was dubbed for original US release, because producers assumed American audiences would have trouble understanding Australian accents

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9Y096 TIL that male bower birds build very creative and elaborate bowers for females to inspect during the mating ritual. It takes them between 1 week and 2 months to finish the bower and some have been maintained for 30 years. As decoration they use small items such as pebbles, shells and small flowers.
gpDb TIL Using only an aluminum can, water, a stirring rod, and thermometers you can measure the elevation of clouds from your location in this simple experiment
lOnA TIL it’s possible that Arabs traded with Australia long before Europeans arrived there.
GYrlN TIL the oldest known written complaint is from ancient Babylon written c. 1750 BC. In it, a customer named Nanni complains to the merchant Ea-Nasir about the low quality of his copper as well as him being rude to Nanni's servent who had to pass through enemy territory only to be refused a refund.
7dkL TIL That a victim of the Aurora shooting (at the Dark Knight Rises Premier) didn’t have insurance and woke up with 2 million dollars in medical expenses.