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TIL squirrels were originally placed in US cities as a way to reconnect city dwellers with nature

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4v66 TIL Alan Rickman staunchly defended Kevin Costner’s much criticized accent in Robin Hood, stating that 20th-century colloquial American was a lot closer to 12th-century Anglo-Saxon than modern British English.
GYQgE TIL: the “selfie stick” was once considered so unnecessary that it was included in a Chindōgu book consisting of 101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions by Kenji Kawakami. Chindōgu are things that are almost completely useless, but not quite.
8awdb TIL whales evolved from a small four legged mouse like creature called an Indohyus.
vP8px TIL: Usain Bolt's world record in the 100 meter sprint has stood for 15 years, which is longer than anyone has held the record in history.
PbWn TIL that in 1942, FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT introduced a bill in which raised the marginal tax rate for salaries exceeding $25,000 (after tax) to 100%, thereby limiting salaries to $25,000 (about $361,000 today). CREATING A MAXIMUM WAGE.