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TIL that there is genetic evidence that Polynesians and Native Americans interacted over 800 years ago.

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8eyKG TIL Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) is the most expensive independent film ever made with a production budget of around $180 million. Although it grossed $226 million worldwide, it was considered a box-office bomb due to its high production and advertising costs.
QNgM9 TIL Compulsive gambling affects about 5 million U.S. residents.
m10Av TIL Known as "the mensch who saved Christmas," CEO Aaron Feuerstein rose to global prominence for paying workers after their factory burned down before Christmas. The company spent $25 million on repairs & employee salaries by the time it reopened. Five years later, the company filed for Chapter 11.
68AJ TIL of Burning Log, a Canadian TV show that is nothing but an uninterrupted loop of logs burning in a fire. It only airs around Christmastime and is a critical and ratings success.
aBeN TIL the reason flamingos stand on one leg is to preserve body heat (water can rapidly draw away heat). In hotter weather, they tend to stand on two legs.