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TIL Eddie Murphy passed on Ghostbusters, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Malcolm X, Rush Hour and Inglourious Basterds.

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4XNdJ TIL that bioluminescence is believed to be the most common form of communication on earth.
ox6r TIL that the largest insect, the giant sea scorpion, lived some 400 million years ago and measured around 8 feet.
nea0o TIL Although rarely seen alive, in 2015 a Giant squid swam into a harbor near Tokyo on Christmas Eve. A diver jumped into the water to film and swam close to the squid for several minutes before it returned to the ocean.
l9vV TIL slugs evolved from snails, and exposing baby snails to platinum turns them into slugs.
YpnPr TIL there were American soldiers during World War II, who used fake tanks and pre-recorded sounds to deceive the Nazis into thinking their army was bigger than it actually was. They were called the ‘Ghost Army’.