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TIL in the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ that writer/director Harold Ramis original script had Andy McDowell’s character living the time loop with Murray, that Murray kept track of time by reading a single page a day in the library until finished, and the time loop lasts 10,000 years

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1ayXr TIL that there was a mysterious disease that existed in Guam. It was the leading cause of adult death between 1945 & 1956. Fruit bats were part of the local diet at the time & became extinct as a result of over hunting. A decline in fruit bat consumption led to a decline in incidence of the disease
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mxPE TIL the Catholic Church requires that a person always follow their conscience, even when it is in disagreement with Church teaching
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