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TIL the original Mad Max (1979) movie was dubbed from Australian to American for US audiences.

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grEeD TIL that the species of bear depicted on the California State Flag has been extinct since 1924. Similar in size to the Kodiak Bear, the California Grizzly Bear was aggressive, commonly weighed over 1,000 pounds, averaged 8 ft tall and could run 35 mph.
vP0rr TIL Union Monument in Vanceburg, Kentucky is the only monument honoring Union soldiers south of the Mason-Dixon line that is not in a cemetery
GYy8j TIL Oregon forest landowners plant around 40 million trees every year.
P19Oe TIL Andre Agassi won 10 of 11 matches after seeing a "tick" in Boris Becker's serve. Agassi could predict where Becker was serving based on whether Becker stuck his tongue out in the middle of his lip or to the left corner of his lip. Agassi told Becker over a pint of beer - after they retired.
OGkWa TIL that despite spending much of his career on horseback, Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses.