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TIL Hawaii was formed after the dinosaurs had been extinct for 50 million years.

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LQla0 TIL Seth Rogen and childhood friend Evan Goldberg began writing the script for the movie Superbad when they were just 13 years old.
D8RV TIL While filming Return of the Jedi in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, crew members in bright-coloured vests stood near Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) so he wouldn’t get shot by someone mistaken him for Bigfoot
x6OL5 TIL that Gadgetbahn is a neologism that refers to a public transport concept that is touted as futuristic or innovative, but in practice is less feasible, reliable, and more expensive than traditional modes such as buses, trams and trains.
l5D7 TIL the “vagina” is referred to as a “pussy” because in the 19th century the term “pussy” came to refer to anything soft and furry (“pussy willow” and “pussycat”, for example.)
OgNL TIL In the 1950s Mickey Mouse sold speed to Africa