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TIL that Hideo Kojima named Hal 'Otacon' Emmerich after Independence Day director Roland Emmerich

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kOd14 TIL when being eaten or harmed, grass will release a chemical distress signal. This attracts parasitic wasps to lay eggs in the insect eating the grass. This chemical is actually what makes up the 'freshly cut grass smell' (Updated post, I messed up the last one)
PYOPg TIL we perceive things as cute because of certain child-like traits that trigger a nurturing instinct. These traits include head-to-body ratio, eye and ear placement, smaller mouths, and rounder soft bodies.
d8mQr TIL that an Iranian director made a documentary about his life as a dissident under house arrest, and had it smuggled out of the country on a USB stick hidden inside a birthday cake. He also defied a 20-year filmmaking ban to make the movie.
e566 TIL that the 7th time that park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning coincided with the 22nd time he fought off a bear with a stick.
9grB TIL that David Tennant told his parents he wanted to be an actor at aged 3 after watching Doctor Who