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TIL Jackie Chan was the inspiration for the creation of Rotten Tomatoes, with Rush Hour being the first official American movie to debut on the site.

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R7bka TIL rodents living outside of captivity still enjoy running in wheels because it gives them a self-rewarding "runner's high"
QrLp TIL Richard Branson’s mom once got caught in a fire at her son’s Caribbean island home. Kate Winslet who was also at the house at the time picked her up and helped her down four steps. At the time of the incident they were watching Titanic on DVD.
aD50 TIL that when fire ants are gathered into a group, they act like a fluid
W7Xao TIL The Vulture and the Little Girl photo by Kevin Carter actually depicts a little boy, who survived the Sudanese famine and died in 2007.
wL56W TIL: When the dying star VY Canis Majoris collapses, it will produce 100 times more energy in ONE second than our sun will produce over its entire 10 billion year lifetime.