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TIL Keanu Reeves got the role for Neo in The Matrix because Will Smith turned it down in order or shoot Wild Wild West

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eX1g TIL that bumblebees learn to solve problems by watching each other
rNmyM TIL about Ted's bottle. Ted d’Auvergne, a New Zealand WW2 soldier was at the pub and late for his embarkation train. He asked the publican to set aside his 2nd bottle of beer to drink when he came home. Ted was killed but the promise was kept and that bottle of beer is still there
agAy TIL that the youngest participant in World War 1 was 8 years old.
1awYd TIL in 1909 a peddler was arrested for causing a crowd to collect. As the peddler was selling catnip, the crowd was a crowd of cats that were following him.
omRL TIL that Teflon (PTFE) is the only substance that a gecko cannot climb.