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TIL the Alaskan hunter who found tragic adventurer Chris McCandless’ corpse was shot and killed by police following a car chase last week.

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1aQYO TIL when US-born giant panda twins arrived in China, they struggled with local food and language. Mei Lun & Mei Huan were confused by "have you eaten up" in Chinese but responded to English "come here". They preferred "Western fast food" biscuits instead of local "wowotou" (steamed corn bread).
PYDnV TIL Increased Body Mass Index improves vocal quality.
R7jJQ TIL Fran Drescher’s stalker changed how sitcoms were made. To stop him from sneaking into the studio audience of The Nanny, they began to cast the audience from extras. Good/loud laughers were picked in casting, making the show feel funnier to home audiences. This became an industry standard.
QNMbM TIL The creater of Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax, didn't celebrate Christmas because the holiday was too pagan for him.
8AKa TIL extraterrestrial life could be found in our lifetime through the detection of biosignature gases.