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TIL the New Holland mouse is a non-marsupial mammal native to Australia. After it was first described by Europeans, it wasn't seen again for over 100 years

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4XnbJ TIL Screenwriter Shane Black's original title for The Last Boy Scout was Die Hard, but Producer Joel Silver asked if he could use the title for a movie he was working on called Nothing Lasts Forever. Black agreed and Nothing Last Forever became Die Hard and Die Hard became The Last Boy Scout
gMZPX TIL that Prince took guardianship of a 16-year-old fan before beginning a sexual relationship with her at 19, and marrying her at 22.
oBg8E TIL Humphry Davy Was Addicted to Nitrous Oxide. And also downed a bottle of wine before inhaling. Hahaha Who wouldnt like to party with him :D
kOBo7 TIL Plastic waste can be converted into fuel - gasoline, diesel or kerosine - needing only 1 kw of electricity make 1 liter of oil. This means all the plastic choking sea life, polluting the ocean, and filling landfills could have been used to power cars and machinery.
oW6o TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against each other in the Battle of Somme (WWI)