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TIL that Eminem is afraid of owls

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kOWJ7 TIL that the “BASE" in BASE jumping is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, and earth
R0Q4 TIL in Ashgabat (capital of Turkmenistan), water, gas and electricity are free
XE0jP TIL since it's emergence as a potato pest in 1840, the Colorado potato beetle has developed resistance to all classes of insecticides, 56 chemicals in total
NXkA8 TIL "Johanne Sacrebleu" a parody short film, set in France and filmed in stereotypical French accents (but starring Mexicans and filmed in Mexico). It was released after the wide backlash from the poor portrayal of Mexico and its people by the film "Emilia Pérez"
b9LZj TIL of Tillie Anderson; the Swedish seamstress-turned-undisputed women’s cycling champion of the 1890s, who won all but seven of her 130 races before women’s races ceased in 1902. She was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2000, 35 years after her death at age 90.