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TIL that Disney filming crews push Lemmings down the cliff

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4X1V6 TIL A baby puffin is called a "puffling."
9wO7r TIL that 2 million discarded tires were deliberately dumped off the coast of Florida in the 1970’s, with the intent to stimulate growth of new coral reefs. Instead, the tires ended up killing off nearby reefs. The tires are still causing damage today.
4k6Kw TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact.
xVjyb TIL Earring Magic Ken was released in 1993. The re-designed Ken looked like a stereotypical gay man. Kitsch-minded gay men bought the doll in record numbers - making Earring Magic Ken the best-selling Ken model in Mattel's history
5YrMQ TIL the dartboard layout was designed by Brian Gamlin in 1896 and is organized to encourage accuracy, and is mathematically considered nearly perfect. Also Gamlin died at age 44, with no actual record of his death.