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TIL that all large land animals belong to two lineages: synapsids and sauropsids. Mammals are the last surviving synapsids; but our ancient synapsid forbears dominated the world in the Permian period before the age of the (sauropsid) dinosaur usurpers.

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epAeJ TIL Michelle Pfeiffer stayed away from all talk shows to promote her movies for over 15 years. She was on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the early 1980's and avoided public interviews until 1997 when she appeared on the Rosie O'Donnell show to promote "A Thousand Acres."
xVjAw TIL that, in addition to Father Christmas, Icelanders are visited by the 13 Yule Lads (including Sausage-Swiper, Spoon-Licker, & Door-Sniffer), as well as their giant pet cat Jólakötturinn, who eats children who don't receive new clothes for Christmas.
YpjMx TIL before 'The Addams Family' movie, actor Carl Struycken resembled the original Lurch so much that instead of a casting call, he had a meeting with the director and producer. The producer let him know he got the part by saying, "Well, that's what you're going to be for the rest of your life."
woL56 TIL Daniel Day-Lewis said that his second Oscar-winning performance as vicious oil baron Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood was heavily inspired by Bogart’s portrayal of Fred C. Dobbs in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Y6JW TIL that in Singapore, it is illegal for carriers to lock mobile phones to their network because they aren’t allowed to restrict competition. Carriers found to breach this could have their licenses suspended or revoked.