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TIL that a new Ocean is forming in Africa

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oBGN8 TIL Diana Serra Cary, aka Baby Peggy, was one of the last living film stars of the Silent Era of Hollywood until her death in Feb 2020, working 8 hours a day 6 days a week as a child star. She later became a silent film historian and advocate for child actors' rights.
VBlkB TIL that the United States does not have a federal law banning cannibalism. Idaho is the only state where simply committing the act lands you in prison.
nNpW TIL a the Original Name for the Disney Show/Character “Hannah Montana” was “Alexis Texas”
M7MKm TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places
yGll TIL that until 1994, a pencil was inserted into a person’s hair to help determine a South African’s racial identity. If the pencil fell out easily, the person was considered white.