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TIL that 0.5% to 0.7% of all words spoken are swear words
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TIL the British Library must store one copy of every single book published in the UK and Ireland. It houses over 200,000,000 publications, adds 6 miles (9.65 km) of new shelf space a year, and receives over 8000 new publications daily
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TIL - In 1996 Woody Harrelson was arrested for climbing the Golden Gate bridge to hang a banner protesting the destruction of the Redwood forest.
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TIL basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a writer and has written several books set in the Sherlock Holmes universe
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TIL purple butterfly stickers on incubators are for infants with a twin whom passed away
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TIL Seth Green almost ended up playing Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob) in Mallrats. The studio didn't want Jason Mews in the role and he was forced to audition for it. While Kevin Smith successfully fought off studio execs, Mews had to audition for the role alongside both Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.