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TIL Shaquille O'Neal, the genie from Kazaam, is also known for a career in basketball.

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6E1X7 TIL cattle in the United States are often fed chicken excrement (once cow can eat up to 3 tons of it every year) because it is cheaper than feeding them hay, grass, alfalfa, etc.
0VmA TIL that sea otters have a pocket set across their chest in which they carry their favorite rock. This rock is used to crack open shellfish and each rock is unique to that specific otter. They tend to hold onto the same rock for life.
yQydV TIL that the movie "Death Wish III" was changed to "Death Wish 3" because the Cannon Group conducted a survey and found that nearly half of the U.S. population could not read Roman numerals
W7EAA TIL of British General Charles “No-flint” Grey. Grey defeated several American armies in stealth attacks, using his favoured tactic of having his men remove the flints from their muskets and attack enemies using their bayonets alone.
yVJPJ TIL that Bruce Lee had a quarter European heritage that was made up of English, German, and Dutch (Jewish) from his mother who came from a very wealthy and powerful Eurasian clan in Hong Kong. This heritage ended up being an initial obstancle for his Wing Chun training.