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TIL Bruce Willis starred in the movies Armageddon and The Sixth Sense in part due to a lawsuit with The Walt Disney Company

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7rZjP TIL that while scientists were analyzing prehistoric worms recovered from permafrost, two 40,000 year old nematodes 'revived' and began moving and eating, making them the oldest multi-cellular life alive on Earth.
78eXP TIL That biphasic sleep was a common practice in pre-industrial societies where people would have their first sleep around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., wake up around midnight then wake up for one or two hours to engage in activities such as reading, praying, or working
m1rwE TIL the first 100k pressings of "Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf" for the Playstation contained a playable version of Southpark's "Jesus vs. Santa". After discovering the file, EA recalled all copies and issued new ones
LQ5R0 TIL about solutions journalism, an approach of reporting that focuses on solutions to problems and if they are working or not working by citing credible evidence.
Ypw47 TIL German-American Billionaire Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist Peter Thiel wrote an article in April 2009 stating that "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible"