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Today I learned that Orca will lay on their side at night to watch the Northern Lights

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7rNM7 TIL that Michael Faraday initiated The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 1825 which have been given each year except in WWII. Carl Sagan lectured in 1977.
L4Xm TIL Louis C.K. lived in Mexico until he was seven, then moved to Boston. His first language was Spanish and didn’t learn English until moving to the US.
e0Ebn TIL the film Zootopia/Zootropolis has a different animal for the newscaster in different countries.
9kpG TIL in the original script of The Big Lebowski the Dude’s car was a Chrysler LeBaron, however the car was not big enough to fit John Goodman so it was changed to a Ford Torino.
Bvjy TIL homicide rates & battle deaths are way down since prehistoric times – and we now live in “The most peaceful time in our species’ existence”