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TIL Sioux nation gave Costner a tract of land after making Dances with Wolves (1990). Costner built a golf course on that land.

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kJ58W TIL death to sleep deprivation may have a causal link with the accumulation of molecules called Reactive Oxidative Species (ROS) in the gut, though we're not yet sure why it builds up in the first place.
P11kZ TIL About the Resolute Desk, which was built from the scrap of the HMS Resolute. It has been used by most Presidents since 1880.
ANlQo TIL that all clownfish are born as males. One female lives with a group of males but only mates with one of them. When she dies her mate will become female. This change is irreversible.
A497 TIL Caitlyn Jenner caused a car crash that killed a woman while towing a vehicle. The case was settled with no charges..
5VYXk TIL of the Potato Park. A seed bank in Peru, it is managed by Indigenous communities and focuses on Andean crops and plants. It specialises in potatoes, and houses samples of 2300 of the 4000 varieties in the world