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TIL Zero Mostel's final performance was as a demented Slavic gull warning traumatized rabbits of an incoming storm, Keehar in Watership Down

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x65lB TIL Subway Used the Enzyme Azodicarbonamide in Certain Bread Recipes to Create Air Bubbles, a Method Often Used in Yoga Mats and Shoe Soles That Is Banned in Europe and Australia. They Stopped Using it in 2014 After a Petition Got Over 50k Signatures, Putting Pressure on Subway to Make the Change.
mxR5R TIL there’s a country called Chad, and the people who live there are called Chadians.
4XZLb TIL that Yoda’s appearance was based on his own creator, Stuart Freeborn, who modeled Yoda after his own likeness.
owdr TIL that rats in New York City carry numerous diseases, in a sample of 133 rats, scientists discovered 18 different viruses known to infect humans. In fact, scientists even discovered some viruses that were previously unknown to have existed.
9Yy6M TIL in Germany killing a European hornet or nest has been illegal since January 1, 1987, with a fine up to €50,000