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TIL Koreans call the platypus a “duck-raccoon”

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DG5g TIL as young actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire blocked the release of a film they starred in as it debased their clean images. After settling a lawsuit filed against them by the film’s producer it remains unreleased in the US.
6EdEQ TIL of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist from Malta who reported on government corruption and money-laundering. She died in a car bomb attack close to her home on 16 October 2017, and her last words were "There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate."
15VO TIL that R2-D2 was named when George Lucas was dozing off while working on the Star Wars script. The sound editor asked for “Reel 2, Dialog Track 2,” and Lucas awoke momentarily and stated that it was a “great name.”
EgpZx TIL acid reflux, or GERD, can cause chest pains so severe they are often mistaken for a heart attack. Of the 8 million emergency room visits for chest pain each year, severe heartburn accounts for over half the cases in which actual heart problems are ruled out.
nxRB TIL: The first guy to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn’t need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.