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TIL there is a genus called “Han” which contains only one species: Han Solo

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eZ1L TIL 2 versions of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ were made: a PG-13 version and an R-rated version. Test audiences preferred the R-rated version, so that’s what was released.
6EZ67 TIL large cars are generally much safer than smaller ones, with mini car death rates being 5 times higher than very large SUVs. 15 of the 20 deadliest car models in 2017 were classified as either small or mini cars.
xVXrg TIL a 2-to-4 hour long uninterrupted transmission of a burning log has been broadcasted every Christmas by WPIX, from 1966 to 1989 and from 2001 to the present.
VMaMm TIL the Vietnamese word for honey, "mật ông," is widely accepted by linguists to be related to the English word "mead," as the Vietnamese word came from Chinese, which in turn, got it from the now-extinct Indo-European Tocharian language once spoken in present-day NW China.
l7vpN TIL a nursing home in Finland ran a small scheme where they gave subsidised accommodation to students with the agreement that they would spent time with the elderly