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TIL that a sea slug species steal chloroplasts from the algea it has eaten and uses them for photosynthesis.

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jlYQ TIL during Hitler’s invasion of France in 1940 Hans Reyersbach built two bikes from scraps for him and his wife to escape on. During their escape to New York, they had the manuscript and art for Curious George with them.
1n87 TIL that Roger Corman, low-budget B movie director, helped kick start the careers of Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ron Howard. He reportedly told Howard, “If you do a good job on this film, you’ll never have to work for me again”.
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