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TIL that Avengers Endgame’s story was referenced off of Star Trek: TNG’s finale ‘All Good Things…’ and the sign off is lifted directly from the sixth Star Trek film ‘The Undiscovered Country’

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QJ709 TIL Human Evolution solves the same problem in different ways. Native Early peoples adapted to high altitudes differently: In the Andes, their hearts got stronger, in Tibet their blood carries oxygen more efficiently.
4oLw TIL that in 2009, the UK tried to prevent the indigenous population of the British Indian Ocean Territory from returning to their homelands by establishing a “marine reserve”, making it difficult for them to reclaim their land and re-settle. The documents later showed up on Wikileaks.
NEpb TIL Disney World requires proof of vaccination… for pets.
7rkQL TIL Tommy Lee Jones has been portraying an alien in Japanese coffee ads (Boss Coffee) for decades.
yQ7lp TIL The guy who made the music for Spyro the Dragon is also the drummer for The Police.