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TIL there are currently 14,690 known species of virus to have been officially classified

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d89w8 TIL the filming of Hardcore Henry was so intense that it caused severe neck pain, and tooth loss for 2 actors played the protagonist. It is also the first full POV action movie, 96 minutes of Hardcore Henry are all in first person
8aNVX TIL that gerontologist Elaine Brody used the term "women in the middle" to refer to women who care for their elderly parents while raising their children.
neMnd TIL About the Great Noting, a Giant Void in the space with an underdensity of galaxies in this region
w4lJ TIL: Theo Kojak from the show Kojak sucked on lollipops because the actor who played him (Telly Savalas) was trying to quit smoking throughout the first season’s episodes.
d8Z4j TIL the historical inaccuracies in the movie U-571 caused so much controversy it ended up being condemned in British Parliament. Americans did not capture the Enigma machine. The code had been broken years before they entered the war.