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TIL Quinta Brunson (creator of Abbot Elementary) was in the music video for Thundercat’s Dragonball Durag

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GAwA1 TIL in WW2 the Royal Air Force had "Committees of Adjustment," whose job was to destroy any embarrasing personal belongings of missing servicemen before handing their things over to the families. An early form of deleting your friend's browser history.
W7gWd TIL of the Jevons paradox, which states that increasing efficiency in resource usage causes higher demand - sometimes increasing usage instead of reducing it.
Lv99 TIL when working on “I Am Legend,” Will Smith got so attached to his co-star (Abbey the dog), he asked the owner can he buy her. The owner refused.
Yp90G TIL most UAE residents leave their AC on at home while they go to office. Some would even say to leave it on while gone on summer holiday.
ODLe TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.