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TIL when Rodney Dangerfield died they held a Native American butterfly-release ceremony hosted by Farrah Fawcett.

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Oo6L1 TIL America's Pronghorn "Antelope" is 2nd in Running Speed (55 mph) Only to the Cheetah; that it Likely Evolved this Speed to Outrun the Now-Extinct American Cheetah; and that, Despite Appearances, it is NOT an Antelope at All, but Rather Most Closely Related to Giraffes!
1rdr TIL that Japan has aboriginal people called the Ainu.
W76no TIL That in 2007 Luke Skywalker's lightsabre was taken into space by NASA.
W7r5Y TIL the biggest espionage leak in US Navy history involved a spy ring of four people: leader John A. Walker, his son, his brother, & a friend. The US Navy wasn't even aware of Walker's network, which existed from 1967-1985, until his ex-wife revealed it to them after their daughter convinced her to.
D1mkV TIL the faces on Mount Rushmore are only 60ft tall.