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TIL that Geospiza fortis - one if "Darwin's finches" - was the first animal species which scientists have observed evolving in real-time

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Vo7Z TIL that it once took Jackie Chan 2900 separate takes on one scene in the movie Dragon Lord because it was so intricate.
G0KE TIL Tommy Lee Jones did not and possibly still doesn’t like Jim Carrey. They worked together on “Batman Forever.” When Carrey asked him why he didn’t like him, Jones replied, “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.”
Onk6 TIL that despite drawing over 11 million visitors, the 1982 World’s Fair (made famous for it’s Sunsphere and by The Simpsons) only made a profit of $57
KYMX9 TIL The United Kingdom, at the request of the United States, began expelling the native inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in 1968
vPLJK TIL soviet aircraft aren't actually named things like "Fishbed" or "flanker" by the soviets, just translated. Instead, these are designations invented by NATO for easier communication between troops. First letter refers to class of aircraft, syllable count indicates jet versus propeller driven.