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TIL Christopher Lloyd was only 46 years old when he filmed Back to The Future.

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QNDAE TIL of the phenomenon of 'Twin Films'. These are two films with very similar plots which are released by two different studios at roughly the same time (e.g. Madagascar & The Wild, Antz & A Bug's Life)
NXkDP TIL that the world’s oldest known living organism is a grove of quaking aspen trees in Utah named "Pando." It’s estimated to be over 80,000 years old and weighs around 6,000 tons.
e058g TIL that men are capable of sensing the earth's geomagnetic field, but only under blue light and only when they're hungry.
D1rEV TIL that Southern live oak was a secret weapon of the USS Constitution, one of America's first naval vessels, that was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" after so many cannonballs bounced off her hull because live oak wood is a super dense wood.
69eXw TIL That the thing dividing your groceries on a conveyer belt is called a spratchet.