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TIL that Rick Moranis is returning to on-screen acting after a 23 year hiatus

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ZR6Y TIL when he was a child, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s parents bribed him into doing commercials with the promise that he would be able to buy anything he wanted with his earnings. His purchase of choice was his very own ‘Street Fighter 2’ arcade machine.
Xem8 TIL That for 25 years, Stella Artois’ advertising slogan was “Reassuringly Expensive”.
xVan5 TIL, Owl is known for the silent flight. Where other birds have stiff feathers that make a whooshing sound when they fly, owl feathers have soft edges that allow the birds to fly silently.This is important for owls, as they can swoop down on prey without being heard.
8GJ4 TIL that 80% of male prisoners in the US are black, and 1 in 3 African American males aged 20–29 is imprisoned, jailed, or on parole/probation.
AeBx TIL potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, chili peppers, petunias, and tobacco are all closely related, in the family of plants named after extremely poisonous nightshade, also closely related.