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TIL of Throne of Blood, a retelling of Macbeth set in Feudal Japan

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YpbwG TIL that “Frasier” was going to be based in Denver. Far from Boston to prevent NBC from demanding that other characters from Cheers make guest appearances on the new show during its first season. After first choosing Denver, the producers ultimately chose Seattle as the setting.
dkg8 TIL that since the global ban on commercial whaling in 1986, Japan is thought to have killed more than 14,000 whales for alleged scientific-research. The whale meat is then sold at market.
a84D0 TIL 85% of wildfires in the United States are caused by humans
pYAoO TIL In Mongolia, 'humans' are the fifth most abundant medium to large mammal. (Sheep > Goats > Cattle > Horses > Humans > Camels) There are 20 livestock per person in Mongolia, although this fluctuates from year to year. Not including wildlife.
l7O11 TIL: one scientific theory states that the passage of time is due to the universe (space) expanding. As the universe expands, it pulls time with it because space and time are linked as one. But this implies that if expansion stopped and the universe started contracting that time would reverse