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TIL The Mummy (1999) helped Universal studios gross over one billion dollars in home video sales

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GYk95 TIL that Gandhi wrote 2 letters to Hitler, one a month before the war and one in during it, both of which were intercepted by the British and never made it to Hitler.
gMdBA TIL that there is a permanent colony of wallabies inhabiting an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland after being released there in the '40s by an eccentric millionaire.
e08yL TIL Raking your leaves destroys ecosystems. Fallen leaves create a natural layer that butterflies, moths, salamanders, chipmunks, box turtles, toads, shrews, worms, and other species rely on for food and shelter.
vP4jr TIL Japans fastest maglev will hit 600 KPH but is currently on hold due to water concerns on a small section of the route
YOjW TIL there was a woman in 1972 who possessed a visual acuity 20 times better than average. She could identify people at a distance of more than a mile (1.6 km).