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TIL Aldous Huxley, CS Lewis and JFK all died on the same day.
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TIL that the production of The Sound of Music faced opposition from Salzburg city leaders who did not want them staging scenes with swastika banners. However, they relented after director Robert Wise threatened instead to include old newsreel footage featuring the banners.
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TIL that Iceland forbid import and production of beer above 2.25% alcohol until March 1st, 1989
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TIL: 2 and 3 toed sloths are more distant evolutionary relatives than humans and chimpanzees, 30m vs 6m years
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TIL That falcons are closer related to parrots and songbirds than to other raptors like eagles
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TIL that the deepest Freedive (no air and no fins) is 106 metres deep, which is 66 metres deeper than the maximum allowed depth for recreational scubadiving (with air).