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TIL that in the Terminal (2004), Zoe Saldana tells Tom Hanks that she is a fan of Star Trek and cosplays as Uhura during conventions. In 2009, she got Uhura's role in J. J. Abrams' Star Strek

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gM0w4 TIL that the last known population of Woolly Mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean until 4,000 years ago, well into the start of human civilization and concurrent with the construction of the Great Pyramid of ancient Egypt
18jd TIL that April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calender to replace the old one. Those who continued celebrating the New Year on April 1st (either rebels or ignorant of the new changes) were thus branded ‘Fools’.
7rRlp TIL tunnels are one of the safest places to be during earthquakes since they move with the soil, while structures above ground sway back and forth.
OG6vL TIL JT LeRoy wrote two novels on his tragic childhood, dubbing him a genius of his generation, sparking a race for their film rights. He was friends with celebs like Madonna & Winona Ryder, talking to them for hours over the phone. It turns out JT Leroy didn’t exist and was in fact entirely made up.
Ypr8r TIL researchers were able to predict whether or not a couple will stay together with extreme accuracy based on one partner’s reaction to things that excited the other. For example, if a wife says “look at that beautiful bird” and the husband blows it off, that’s a strong indication they’ll divorce.