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TIL that Disney filming crews push Lemmings down the cliff

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4Xpr6 TIL all but 2 giant pandas in the world are officially owned by China. The other two are in Mexico and at an age where they can’t breed. Soon China will own all the giant pandas once they die.
9YxwQ TIL that pharmacists in France are trained in mycology, and as a public service you can take the mushrooms you find to the pharmacy to ensure that they are edible
78GvM TIL that the critically endangered Right Whale got its name from being the right whale to hunt.
7rVOr TIL Mr. Miyagi was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team historically one of the most highly decorated regiments in WW2. There is a scene where Daniel picks it up out of a box after he puts a drunk Mr. Miyagi to bed.
l71d7 TIL the Miami Heat’s “Vice” basketball jerseys surpassed the sales of every other NBA team’s jerseys combined