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TIL that birds have their own regional accents!

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8Q0X TIL that Ryan Gosling was offered, and rejected, the chance to become a member of Backstreet Boys
Aedg TIL Forrest Gump beat ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ and 'Pulp Fiction’ to win the Oscar for the Best Picture in 1995. Also, Tom Hanks beat Morgan Freeman and John Travolta to win the Best Actor in the same year.
vY9j TIL some people think The Shining is a confession by Stanley Kubrick about his part in faking the moon landing.
l7nYG [TIL] Tigers, Lions, and other big cats don't have slitted pupils like house cats, but round pupils like us.
6lVJ TIL that in 1927 Pez candy was created to help people quit cigarettes. In 1948 the dispenser was created to mimic a lighter. It wasn’t until the 50s that it was made into a children’s toy.