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TIL that Douglas Adams designed a video game.
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TIL that when Barney (The Simpsons) shouted "We want Chili Willi" he wasn't calling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, rather he was referencing 'Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers', a popular British pub rock band from the '70s.
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TIL that Fred Trump, the father of Donald Trump, was best known as one of a small number of major builders of middle class housing in New York after WWII. His estate at his time of death was estimated at up to $300 million, but he did not believe in displays of wealth.
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TIL Factum Foundation will provide a resin replica to any museum willing to return looted Bakor monoliths to Nigeria. The original basalt sculptures range from 40cm to person height. This approach is a potential model for how museums can handle restitution.
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TIL about hyperparasitism, where a parasitic species is itself parasitised by another parasite. Up to three levels of parasitism have been identified - specifically a fungus on a fungus on a fungus on a tree
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TIL that kelp isn’t actually a plant, it’s part of a fourth group of organisms called protists.