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TIL that donations of used clothes are NEVER needed during disaster relief according to FEMA.

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E1NjP TIL the animal with the smallest known brain-to-body mass ratio, generally considered to be an accurate approximation of intelligence, is called the "Bony-eared Assfish"
mxV8x TIL that Pizza Hut released their signature perfume "Eau de Pizza Hut" in Canada in 2012, and the intended fragrance was of "a box of Pizza Hut pizza being opened."
bMw9 TIL in Star Wars: Episode III, Ewan McGregorand Hayden Christensen (Obi-Wan & Anakin) practiced their duel so much and so long that as a result, the speed that Obi-Wan & Anakin duel (in the completed film) is at the actual speed it was filmed. The scene is better known as “The Duel on Mustafar”
woXL1 TIL that while philanthropy can have a positive effect on the world, private foundations are between an offshore international business and a private trust designed to promote founder's interests and wishes, but also to protect untaxed income to their heirs.
bnAQ TIL that the banana actually is used as a unit of measure for radiation exposure.