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TIL that Underwater Forest off Alabama Coast Uncovered by Katrina is 50,000 Years Old

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bAv9 TIL George Lucas refused to send an original print of Star Wars for preservation at the National Film Registry
ENeo TIL Philadelphia cream cheese is named for a village in upstate New York, not the famous Pennsylvania city.
Kmka TIL that the color now known as “School bus yellow” was especially formulated for use on school buses in North America because this yellow is noticed quicker in peripheral vision than any other color.
wmOE TIL that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster without loss of accuracy. Video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them, which helps with multitasking, driving, keeping track of friends in a crowd, and navigating around town.
1pB8 TIL that in 1994, Michael Chrichton achieved the unique distinction of having a No. 1 movie, Jurassic Park, a No. 1 tv series, E.R. And a No. 1 book, Disclosure.