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TIL I learned whale poop freshens our air
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TIL Alec Guiness was one of the few cast members who believed that Star Wars would be a box office hit; he negotiated a deal for 2.25% of the gross royalties paid to the director, George Lucas, who received one fifth of the box office takings. This made him very wealthy in his later life
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TIL that amateur radio operators are able to speak directly to astronauts on the international space station. Low power radio equipment and small antennas can be used to establish communications to the ISS, mostly taking place during their scheduled evening free time.
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TIL that Button, Cremini, and Portobello Mushrooms are all the same variety of mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, just at different ages.
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TIL we estimate humans began wearing clothes 70,000 years ago because that's when head lice diverged genetically from body lice.
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TIL That in 14 years and 14 seasons of trying to become the greatest Pokemon Master, Ash Ketchum has still never gotten past the semi-finals of the Pokemon League.