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TIL - In 2013 there was a Japanese remake of the film Unforgiven that replaces the gunslingers with Samurai, making it a reverse homage to the westerns that were inspired by Samurai films

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D11Je TIL a type of Central American tree enslaves ants to guard it. It produces sap that the ants can eat, but which contains an enzyme that irreversibly blocks their ability to digest other foods, forcing them to remain nearby.
9wwPB TIL it's a myth that cows sleep standing up. They sleep laying down but only for 2 hours per day
R7Rkl TIL Florida has almost twice as many boating accidents as the next highest state(California) which has about twice as many as the third highest (New York)
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.
7rNkp TIL that when David Lynch signed up for Dune (1984) he agreed to direct and write the screenplay, though he had not read the book, known the story, or even been interested in science fiction. Lynch worked on the script for six months yielding two drafts & subsequently worked on five more drafts