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TIL the redwood forest that George Lucas filmed the Star Wars Endor scenes was completely harvested by a lumber company shortly after filming

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RJ98 TIL “hedgehog’s dilemma” describes hedgehogs’ inability to cuddle for warmth due to their spikes, and is a metaphor for the challenges of human intimacy.
WkYBY TIL that Oprah was born to a single mother, wore potato sacks for clothes, was molested by her family, and gave birth to a stillborn child at 14
OoYK6 TIL of Anders Haugen, the only American to ever medal in ski jumping. He finished 4th in the 1924 olympics, but when a historian reviewed the results 50 years later he found a scoring error. Shortly thereafter, Anders went to Norway at 86 years old and was awarded his long overdue bronze medal.
xn1w TIL that 1 billion people a day crap in the street…
6EVrm TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.