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TIL there is a version of the pilot episode of “Archer” where he is entirely replaced by a velociraptor

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D1dEV TIL about Chi Chi --American Humane's hero dog of 2018. She lost nearly all four legs — and almost her life after being rescued from a trash bag inside a dumpster. Today, with the help of two sets of prosthetic paws, she uses her sweet demeanor to assist others as a certified therapy dog.
ng6Y TIL the saying “bless you” after a sneeze comes from 14th century Pope Gregory VII, who asked it be said after every sneeze to protect against the plague.
MMWW TIL There was a homeless man who survived being intentionally fed Antifreeze, Turpentine, Rat poison, being left in -14 degree weather and hit by a taxi in a life insurance scam. His nickname became “Mike the Durable”
4k1ob TIL Alec Guinness negotiated an upfront salary of $300,000 and 2.25% of the backend grosses to appear as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars (1977). Overall, the deal earned him an estimated $95 million, for roughly 20 minutes of screen time, by the time of his death in 2000 at 86.
0dvyp TIL Bob Dylan and Brian Jones were such good friends that when Jones died in 1969, Dylan paid for the coffin that Jones was buried in. Dylan had also done it anonymously, to ensure there was no Fanfare