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TIL Cats have contributed to the extinction of 60+ species

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0dWm5 TIL: The Band Chevelle’s hit 2009 song “Jars”, A Song About Saving The Environment, Has A Music Video With Two Alternate Endings That Have Nothing To Do With The Song. The Band Was Not Involved With The Production And Has No Idea What The Video’s Meaning Is, Assuming There Is One
ADMJx TIL; Alice Cooper used to babysit Keanu Reeves.
rN51w TIL Queen Victoria’s grandson Waldemar had hemophilia. The German royal was treated well by the Nazis and received multiple blood transfusions. In 1945 when Germany fell, all medical resources were diverted to holocaust survivors. The Americans refused Waldemar a transfusion and he died at age 56.
6En1w TIL members of the crow family (crows, Jays, Ravens, etc) can conceive of 'fair' and 'unfair' treatment and can hold grudges against specific humans for years at a time. They also hold funerals for their dead.
8aJNb TIL The house in Parasite (2019) was not a real house, but a set constructed to Bong Joon Ho' s script and specific camera needs. Lee Ha Jun, who is also the production designer on BJH's earlier film 'Snowpiercer', designed the house from scratch to match the story and blocking requirements.