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TIL that over 90% of American movies made before 1929 are lost, no copies are known to exist

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8eB6X TIL that many animals hunt and eat porcupine. Badgers may flip them over and eat only the head, while others like bears and lions, consume them whole.
6Exxm TIL of the "stability-instability paradox": as nuclear deterrence makes large-scale conflict between two powerful states unthinkable, it paradoxically increases the frequency of small-scale/proxy conflicts, as neither side fears the other will want to escalate a small conflict into a large one.
vPeMr TIL the 1964 film "The Pawnbroker" was among the first American films to feature a homosexual character and nudity during the Production Code, and was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive Production Code approval.
4lYX TIL a single ant can live to be 29 years old
w4Vo TIL: Extinguishing macho culture on oil rigs resulted in a company’s accident rate declining by 84%, while productivity, efficiency, and reliability increased beyond the industry’s previous benchmark