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TIL more than two dozen animals, including sheep and goats, perished from dehydration and exhaustion during a hiatus in the production of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but the film still received the disclaimer “No animals harmed during the making.”

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l71Ra TIL that "Where the Crawdads Sing" was Delia Owens' first and only novel, and she was a conservationist and zoologist who wrote about her work with animals before that book was written
pB7e TIL that the first three major tenets of early Rastafarian beliefs were “Hatred of Whites”, “Superiority of Blacks” and “Revenge on Whites for their wickedness”
9wwQG TIL Learned that from the day it was discovered until the day it was formally revoked of it's status as a planet, Pluto made it less then 1/3 of the way around the sun.
rZlM TIL drinking coffee and then taking a short nap reduces sleepiness more than just drinking coffee or just napping.
j6BVv TIL Gulbadan Begum's journey stands as a testament to her courage, resilience, and defiance of societal norms, highlighting the complex roles and experiences of women in Mughal India.