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TIL raw carrots may be as addictive as cigarettes.

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WvA4 TIL That after watching Star Wars for the first time in 1977, James Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry.
7apr TIL that the “high five” has only existed since about 1977 and is thought to have originated in baseball.
jNEdv TIL Tetris has an official sequel. Called "Welltris", it was developed by the original creator 5 years after the creation of Tetris, retains that game's falling-block puzzle gameplay but extends the pit into three dimensions while the blocks remain two-dimensional, with the board viewed from above.
e0kaL TIL That Lions still live in their natural habitat in India. There are an estimated 650 lions living in Gir National Park. This makes India the only country where lions and tigers could theoretically meet in the wild.
QN5d TIL that the Toyota Truck driven by Marty McFly in Back to the Future III was later stolen, taken to Mexico, used by the Cartels, recovered and is now being restored.