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TIL that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns an enormous collection of fossils as a kind of byproduct of the Corps’s actual, more logistical purpose: flood control.

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D1nyv TIL the Oolichan is a smelt-like fish that is so greasy -- with up to 15% of total body weight in fat -- that if caught, dried, and strung on a wick, it can be burned as a candle...thus it is also known as the "candlefish"
e1Mg TIL Rick and Morty only exists because Bill Cosby’s lawyers sent a cease and desist to Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon in 2005 over an internet series called ‘House of Cosbys’.
ZpjoY TIL that after Christian Slater took over River Phoenix's upcoming film role in Interview with a Vampire because of Phoenix's death, Slater donated his entire $250k salary to 2 charities Phoenix supported.
d8A7 TIL that Leonard Cohen wrote over 80 verses for his widely-coverd song “Hallelujah.” The version recorded by former Velvet Underground member John Cale, the first of over 100 recorded covers and the basis for the iconic Jeff Buckley rendition, was made from 15 pages of lyrics faxed to him by Cohen.
Gg8E TIL Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to make meth by the DEA in preparation for his role in Breaking Bad