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TIL that there is DNA evidence indicating Humans and Neanderthals interbred

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b9n6Q TIL that Return of the Jedi was originally titled Revenge of the Jedi. Only after printing thousands of posters did George Lucas decide to change the name, making the posters worthless for advertising. Lucas then sold them to Stars Wars fans for $9.50 each as collector's items.
rR1N4 TIL that Keanu Reeves runs a cancer foundation to fund Children's hospitals
BgRmL TIL studies suggest that from 1970 to 1976, the IHS (Indian Health Service) sterilized between 25-50% of Native American women of child-bearing age.
NZn1 TIL Australia has compulsory voting. In the 2010 Tasmanian state election, 6,000 people were fined $26 for not voting.
4p5N TIL ants were the first non-human meat farmers. An African breed of ants raises other bugs for food.