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TIL Terry "Toto" the Terrier dog from Wizard of Oz made $125/week, more then any Munchkins on set

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x0jk TIL There are insects called ‘Velvet Ants’ that are actually wingless wasps
j6j8p TIL of Operation Border Stone, where Czechslovak secret police set up fake border crossings near West Germany to capture people trying to escape the communist nation. The police held fake "welcome" interviews and led the refugees into path where real police awaited for them.
x6VVw TIL when Fox resumed late night talk show programming in 1993 - after a five year hiatus - their first choice for a host was Dolly Parton. She declined and suggested Chevy Chase for the role. His show would last five weeks.
8Mo8 TIL that possession of wild psilocybin mushrooms is not illegal in Florida
pVdN TIL: That the Parrotfish eats dead coral, but since it has no stomach, their meals pass straight through the long intestine, exploding in a cloud of sand out the backdoor. Larger parrotfish are like sand factories, producing as much as 840 pounds of sand per year.