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TIL that Leonard Nimoy sings a very interesting song about Bilbo Baggins.

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yQZJv TIL that Americans are the most charitable people in the world. "Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans also volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people."
xVXVk TIL the expression “turn a blind eye” comes from Admiral Nelson, who was blind in one eye; when he was signaled to stop attacking a fleet of ships, Nelson raised the telescope to his blind eye and said: “I have only one eye, and I have a right to be blind sometimes… I really do not see the signal!”
GM15 TIL Walt Disney’s original vision for EPCOT was to build a constantly transforming, livable, planned community devoted to the happiness of its residents and that would solve many of the ills of city life. He called it the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, or EPCOT for short.
b9QMZ TIL Moths don't like light at all! They use moonlight to navigate by night. By keeping the moon at a constant angle, they could ensure they traveled in a straight line. Unfortunately, they now confuse electric lights with the moon and try to navigate by them so they keep going around it, confused.
awYl9 TIL New York City is encircled by translucent eruv wire to allow observant Jews to run errands and so socialize on the Sabbath. Other major cities including Chicago and St. Louis are also encircled by eruv wire