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TIL Koalas sometimes hug trees to stay cool, because some tree species can be over 5 degrees cooler than the air during hot weather

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7n9x TIL Kevin Spacey was originally slated to play the president in Independence Day. Studio executives insisted the part be rewritten for Bill Pullman because they felt Spacey was incapable of starring in blockbusters. He won his first academy award 10 months later.
XEE9r TIL The expression "Bless you!" goes back to the times of the plague, since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague and the blessing was supposed to protect the sneezer
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