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TIL the term pub is short for public house

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v98K TIL that our oxygen doesn’t come from only trees. In actuality, about 70% of earth’s oxygen comes from the oceans (mainly small marine organisms called phytoplankton).
XEOL6 TIL Hugh Jackman took a pay cut to ensure "Logan" would be rated R. Since 'R-rated' films typically limit the overall audience that can attend, Jackman's reduced salary brought the budget down to an acceptable place to warrant an R rating.
oRdYA TIL Today I Learned you can freeze eggs, whole in the shell or in whole or separated liquid form after cracking them open, for up to a year.
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