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TIL Woody and Brett Harrelson were born to a hitman who murdered a federal judge

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0l7j TIL that the monkey noise used in many jungle movies is actually made by the kookaburra, an Australian bird
neEdd TIL some plants that relied on extinct animals to disperse their seeds now rely on rodents, who will bury them. The seeds travel further when other rodents steal them, and bury them again, and again, and again, etc.
x6kaB TIL that Tom Petty announced a short break halfway through his album "Full Moon Fever" to give vinyl and cassette listeners the chance to turn over the record, or tape. This was heard only on the CD version, though.
VPR0 TIL Cuba has offered to pay off a $270 million debt to the Czech Republic in rum. The rum would be enough to last the country for 130 years.
Br4Ob TIL Johnnie Walker ran a promotion in 2007 where every bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey came with a USB retractable mouse.