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TIL: Tumbleweeds are not indigenous to North America and were likely not around during the wild west.

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p8BmN TIL Will Ferrell's shocked reactions to the jack-in-the-box's in "Elf" were genuine, as Jon Favreau was controlling them remotely offstage.
wonB1 TIL that CopyCat was the first cloned pet, a cat born in late 2001. Throughout her life, she was a completely normal cat without any complications. In fact, she was able to have four kittens.
E1bKd TIL that Lobster used to be Peasant Food until the Mid 1800's because trains and Canned Lobster made it more available thus driving up the price and making it a delicacy
5YpRr TIL: In the 1930s, metallic paints were invented for cars. They were made with fish scales and it would take 40,000 herring to make a single kilo of paint.
VReD TIL a bass player for Iggy & The Stooges enlisted in the US army, he wanted to go to Vietnam due to the cheap heroin available there.