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TIL that John Milius (writer and director of Apocalypse Now and Conan the Barbarian, respectively) was one of the original co-founders of the UFC.

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xVZDk TIL that in rural areas of late 19th & early 20th century America, it was the norm for the sheriff’s family residence and the jail to share adjacent spaces
OGyYR TIL the USA has the 2nd oldest constitution in the world (San Marino is #1)
l6eN TIL a dеvicе has bееn dеvеlopеd that can kill 100 mosquitoеs pеr/sеc at up to 100 ft away using infra-rеd motion cеnsoring and a Bluе lasеr. Thе idеa camе about aftеr Bill Gatеs rеquеstеd hеlp to fight mosquito-sprеad Malaria in undеrdеvеlopеd countriеs. Production cost is around $50.
bOpp TIL Oral Roberts claimed he had a vision of a giant Jesus telling him to build a hospital. When the hospital was losing $10 million/year, Roberts claimed he had another vision from giant Jesus threatened to kill him if he didn’t raise $8 million. The hospital went bankrupt being $25 million in debt.
rNNm4 TIL hummingbird feeders need daily cleaning in hot weather bc nectar spoils in heat & sickens the birds. Several ways to protect their food from overheating include: place feeders in shade, freeze nectar into small cubes & fill feeders with them to delay heating, wrap in foil, use glass feeders.