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TIL why geese often seem fearless and aggressive towards humans. It's not just random meanness – they lose their natural wariness due to habituation (getting used to us) and fiercely defend their territory, especially when nesting

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gV84 TIL that George Lucas was heavily influenced by Canadian avant-garde filmmakers and borrowed the idea for The Force from the film 21-87 by director Arthur Lipsett (and the # of Leia’s holding cell on the Death Star was…. 2187)
MRZA TIL in 1943 300 extermination camp prisoners escaped after assassinating over 12 SS officers
16BG8 TIL that the only known portrait of the famous mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre is a caricature, and the only other depiction was discovered in 2005 to be a portrait of another Legendre.
pJDA TIL that a 1997 poll found that Americans thought NASA represented approximately 20% of the federal budget. In reality, NASA represented 0.9% of the federal budget. The record high level for NASA funding was 4.4%.
O87R TIL because of the success of ‘The Pruducers’, titled 'Springtime for Hitler’ in Sweden, all but two of Mel Brooks movies in Swedish have been given similar titles: 'Springtime For Frankenstein’ (Young Frankenstein), 'Springtime For Space’ (Spaceballs), 'Springtime For The Sheriff’ (Blazing Saddles)