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TIL James Earl Jones declined to have his name included in the credits of Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back, feeling his contributions were too insignificant.

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X07vE TIL about anterograde amnesia. People with this condition completely forget very recent events, yet most of them can learn and retain new skills - even though they forget every day that they had learned those skills yesterday.
dDWwd TIL that despite the fact that 75% of the world's tornadoes happen in the US, the deadliest Tornadoes happen in Bangladesh. Of the 43 recorded Tornadoes with at least 100 people killed, 20 of them happened in what is now Bangladesh, compared to 15 in the US.
GAnm4 TIL After seeing its pork production decimated by flu outbreaks, farms across China have been investing billions of dollars into massive high-rise hog-raising facilities popularly known as pig hotels, with one hotel in the Southern China being 13 stories tall and meant to hold around 10,000 pigs.
M5rK TIL that Stephen King hated the movie adaptation of The Shining. Conversely he thought Stand By Me is the best movie adaptation of any of his books.
gpRW TIL males receive, on average, 63% longer sentences than females for the exact same crime.