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TIL that the role of Red Forman, on “That ‘70’s Show”, was originally suppose to go to Chuck Norris.

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vPvlK TIL that in 1986, the Rodney Dangerfield comedy "Back to School" was a bigger US box office hit than "Aliens".
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1mO8 TIL Arab and Somali merchants tricked the Romans and Greeks into thinking cinnamon came from Somalia, when in reality, they were exploiting them by importing it from India and selling it to North Africa and Europe for far higher prices.
epp16 TIL healthy male chimpanzees can be as little as 0.002% bodyfat. Females range from less than 1% to 8%.
W7VLA TIL that aside vitamin D, the human skin also makes serotonin directly when exposed to sunlight