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TIL about smokejumpers, specialized firefighters who parachute in remote areas to fight early fires, with little to no ground support

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xVZ91 TIL that on the island of Melanesia, natives there reenact US military parades and made a fake runway with fake airplanes to pray for the return of a US soldier by the name of John Frum so that he could bring them cargo filled with industrial blessings such as medicine, guns, and canned goods.
l79er TIL the golden wheel spider rolls down hills cartwheel-style to escape its predators
5mZP TIL that Heath Ledger, on the set while filming The Dark Knight, would pass time by skateboarding around and even over other actors…in full makeup and outfit.
b6oNQ TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.
b9EwE TIL Diego is a hoodland tortoise who was a part of a breeding programme. He fathered 900 offsrping, and is responsible for bringing the population out of near extinction to a 2000 strong population today.