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TIL Jackie Chan owns a house
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TIL Forest fires are essential for continuation of giant California Sequoia trees: Seeds will break open during intense heat
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TIL the great piano composer Frédéric Chopin wrote the third movement of his first piano sonata entirely in 5/4 time, a time signature that was extremely rare in classical music of its time.
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TIL the United States Space Command asked Bill Nye to create a video to educate their personnel on the facts about EMPs as opposed to how they're depicted in pop culture. The video is not available to the general public.
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TIL that Luz Long, a German athlete, gave Jesse Owens advice during the long jump. Long won the silver medal, Owens won the gold. Long was killed in WWII, but Owens befriended Long’s son and served as the best man at his wedding.
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TIL that Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. was also an original co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.