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TIL that in 1978, over 500 silent films were discovered buried in the Yukon permafrost, including footage of the scandalous 1919 World Series.

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Z0wG TIL that in Japan, there is a thing called a “liberation wrapper” that allows women to eat burgers while still maintaining a modest/attractive look (ochobo)
Zyxp TIL: In 2011, a man’s death was officially listed as “starvation” from a celery only diet.
Y8ar TIL when trees evolved, it took 60 mil. years for fungi to evolve the ability to break down lignin. Trees fell over and didn’t decompose, storing vast amounts of carbon, resulting in an oxygen-rich atmosphere that favored enormous insects; burning in massive fires; and producing our stores of coal.
E1Xbd TIL Paddy Chayefsky, author of cult film 'Network', was hugely successful in the 50s but by the 70s was out of work, forgotten, and suicidal. The legendary 'Mad as Hell' speech was his own personal thoughts, and reflected his own view of the world at that time.
QKva We get it. OJ was considered for the part of the Terminator and planes have crashed (or been shot down) over the years.