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TIL some trees have a sex.

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QNj7d TIL that James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway were drinking buddies in 1920s Paris. Joyce, who was small, weak, and had poor eyesight, had a habit of picking fights and then hide behind Hemingway, shouting, “Deal with him, Hemingway! Deal with him!”
gr697 TIL that the band Len was given $100k to film the music video for “Steal My Sunshine.” They flew two dozen friends to Florida and broke their hotel elevator loading all their alcohol into it. Then they just filmed themselves relaxing and riding around in the afternoons when the hangovers wore off.
KOlaR TIL that moveable type printing was invented by a Chinese man named Bi Sheng 300 years before Guttenberg. He was largely forgotten due to his status as a peasant.
o7o8 TIL that the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” was actually trademarked by Nintendo in 2010.
AMQ7 TIL gender studies expert Dr. Warren Farrell said that after moving from the women’s movement to the men’s movement, he went from making $500,000/yr to going $70,000 into debt.