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TIL Jet Li turned down a role in The Matrix Reloaded because Hollywood producers wanted to record and copy all of his martial arts moves into a digital library, with all IP rights owned by them

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LkjAm TIL the name of the Japanese drink Ramune is derived from the loanword "lemonade"
6907Z TIL The earth will complete 367 complete rotations this year; it takes 23 h 56 m for one rotation (a sidereal day).
NX4wM TIL about the TwitterPeek, a Twitter-only mobile device introduced in 2009 that allowed users to send and receive tweets...and nothing else
4Xr75 TIL: Pesto can be made with Cashews. If you have allergies, don’t forget to read the label.
awLgA TIL - that putting sugar in a gas tank does not ruin the engine, and is no worse than getting sand in the tank.