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TIL that the Pinus radiata tree is simultaneously endangered in its natural habitat and used extensively around the world as plantation timber

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me7p TIL the original draft of The Declaration of Independence contained a passage railing against the institution of slavery, but it was struck for political reasons.
9yA6 TIL When Mel Brooks developed Spaceballs, he wanted his parody as close to the original as possible. Brooks’s deal with George Lucas on the parody was no Spaceballs action figures be made. According to Brooks, “Lucas said, ‘Your action figures are going to look like mine.’ I said OK.”
WkrX9 TIL Sharks can suffer from cancer. The misconception that sharks do not get cancer was spread by the 1992 book 'Sharks Don't Get Cancer' by I. William Lane and used to sell extracts of shark cartilage as cancer prevention treatments.
4kAPw TIL Cuba’s biggest economic export is doctors, who they lease to foreign governments for $11 billion a year, with around 50,000 Cuban doctors serving 67 different countries at any one time
ZwWp TIL that Galaxy Quest was originally rated ‘R’, and that the uncut version is hiding somewhere.