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TIL that fireflies are actually beatles.

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MYLA TIL that in from the 1880s to the 1900s, pollution caused by horses was so severe, the presence of the (then unheard of) automobile was regarded as a saviour, as it did not pollute the streets with manure, urine and dead horses.
QNvxa TIL that experimental/psychedelic band The Flaming Lips released 13 copies of a 24 hour song in a $5,000 human skull.
eM0k TIL the phone number for the Canadian government is 1-800-O-Canada
m1K7x TIL that deep inside caves in Romania, there’s an isolated ecosystem that’s been cut off from the outside world for over 5 million years, with unique life forms that rely on chemosynthesis, not photosynthesis.
ZpPRY TIL John Travolta was first considered for Forrest Gump but declined, opening the door for Tom Hanks. Bill Murray was also considered. Joe Pesci was a contender for Lieutenant Dan, but Gary Sinise got the role. Dave Chappelle rejected the role of Benjamin Buford Blue, thinking the film would flop.