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TIL that Tolkien’s original version of the Dark Lord Sauron in Lord of the Rings was a giant black cat....“Tevildo the prince of cats”

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gMWj9 TIL: If you choose cremation, you can have your ashes made into a rock to form the base of an “eternal memorial reef” so that you can help coral reefs bloom after you’ve died.
4nkR TIL it rarely ever snows in Antarctica. The snow there has been accumulated over many years and the temperature never rises enough to melt it.
0dEKR TIL: Buzz Aldrin's mom's maiden name was "Moon".
9VoB TIL that the urban legend of carrots giving night vision was invented as a cover-up by the British RAF in WWII. They were able to shoot down German planes at night using radar; rather than letting the enemy know about their technology, they claimed it was carrots that gave the gunners night vision
OovAR TIL That Coca-Cola Named The World’s Most Polluting Brand in Plastic Waste Audit