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TIL that groups of male ducks forcefully mate with a female

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8apkb TIL In Full Metal Jacket, R Lee Ermy threw out the script after looking at it and improvised the whole boot camp barracks scene himself. It turned out better than the script. NOW SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE!!!!!!!
1a44P TIL that a man in Idaho went on vacation, and returned to find that a bear broke into his condo through a second story door, ate food, and defecated on his carpet. He closed the door to keep the bear away, but the bear then tried to enter through the cat door, only managing to poke its head in
rRMp1 TIL in 1638 Bishop John Wilkins – an English clergyman, naturalist, and member of The Royal Society – wrote A Discourse Concerning a New World and Another Planet, in which he predicted a human colony on the Moon.
P1NRg TIL Judy Garland was very close with the dog who played Toto, even letting the pup stay at her house while healing from an on-set accident. She attempted to purchase Toto but the owner wouldn’t sell
5YAgP TIL that the longest successful glide by a passenger jet was Air Transat Flight 236 from Toronto to Lisbon in August, 2001. The aircraft glided 120 kilometers (75 miles) at 33,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean after a fuel leak caused both engines to flame out. All passengers and crew survived.