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TIL Japan’s famous white tailed Nara deer are taking over Tokyo as tourists who provide 80% of their food are disappearing.

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Z81ZY TIL that Darwinian theory has no explanation for why a species with mating rituals does not completely lose all male genetic variants since females are only attracted to certain specific male characteristics. This is known as the Lek paradox.
dDlvB TIL Robert Taylor, inventor of Softsoap (pump soap), realized that his idea had no patent protection. So he borrowed $12m & bought 100 million pumps, the entire American output for the next two years, giving him time to establish the brand without competition. In 1987, he sold it to Colgate for $61m
VBmaZ TIL "Dukes of Hazzard" were destroying '68-'70 Dodge Chargers at such a rate that planes had to be used for aerial search for replacement cars among the populace.
XnKD TIL that America: The Story of Us was filmed in South Africa and uses mostly South African actors.
69GAW TIL that the movie Scram! (1932) was banned in the Netherlands because two male actors sit on a bed with a woman to whom they were not married. Censors felt this was "indecent". Today the film is not banned.