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TIL that the eerie "loon bird" call often heard in Hollywood movies is frequently used inaccurately to evoke a sense of wilderness, even in locations where loons don't exist.

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nyor TIL an entrepreneur exploited a loophole of a Healthy Choice pudding promotion. By purchasing 12,150 Healthy Choice puddings totaling $3,140, he was able to earn 1,253,000 frequent flyer miles. He also donated all of the puddings and received an $815 tax deduction.
nelOY TIL that Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the voice of Shredder in the original TMNT cartoons.
VwkD TIL In its classic era, traditional LEGO was not marketed heavily towards just boys, like it is today. Instead, it featured both boys and girls equally, often together using the same sets, in its marketing campaigns…
D1Rar TIL the Vatican Church owns $30 billion in Australian real estate alone. Their global real estate wealth is incalculable.
VMYOZ TIL in a case study patients were given an experimental drug to treat their Parkinsons disease, 11 of the patients experienced intense urges to gamble their money despite little interest in gambling before. Even losing large sums of money. All the patients stopped gambling when tapered off the meds.