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TIL Snow leopards are not actually a sub species of leopards. In fact, they are instead more related to tigers than any true leopard.

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Oo7e6 TIL Corey Hart (singer of "Sunglasses at Night") was briefly considered for the role of Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future. A flattered Hart declined, & the role eventually went to fellow Canadian Michael J. Fox instead.
VB76p TIL By law, each person in Switzerland is entitled to a place of shelter underground.
pYZZ8 TIL that only 48 people were rescued out of 212 cruise ship overboard incidents from 2009 to 2019.
OoPjR TIL: After James Cameron came up with the idea for "The Terminator" movie, he sold the rights to the idea for just $1, in exchange for being able to write and direct the movie, which launched his career
xVBN0 TIL the word 'Silhouette' is derived from the finance minister of France who advocated a simple life.