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TIL The classic Budweiser Frogs commercials from the 90s were directed by Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Carribean, etc.)

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neQyb TIL the emperor tamarin was named for its elegant and distinctive mustache which was thought by some to resemble the mustache of German emperor Wilhelm II. In 1907, the Swiss zoologist Emil August Goeldi named the monkey "emperor" as a joke, but it then became the species name we know it by today.
Z8JMD TIL The luftwaffe planted buoys in the english channel for downed pilots to survive in, containing food, alcohol, clothing and games.
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lYXG TIL when the girl featured on the front cover of Vampire Weekend’s ‘Contra’ album artwork found out about the illegal use of her 26 year old photo, she sued the band. She found out when her daughter brought home a copy of the album one day.
e0oKJ TIL that there is a tree called the Idiot Fruit tree (Idiospermum australiense) which only occurs in Australia’s Daintree rainforest. It is also known as the green dinosaur due to it dating back over 100 million years.