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TIL The ship registration on Galaxy Quest (NTE-3120) stands for Not The Enterprise.

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bR1E TIL that one man is responsible for saving ‘a billion lives’ by developing different strains of wheat crop, thereby averting predicted famines.
NXxRE TiL bees like to 'play' with balls. A study shows bumble bees went out of their way to roll wooden balls repeatedly despite no apparent incentive. Younger bees rolled more balls than older bees and male bees rolled them for longer than female bees.
4M5J TIL When making The Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed.
OowDR TIL Dogs kill 25x more people each year than crocodiles do
9VZr TIL a video game based off the TV show ‘The Office" was made. It wasn’t a big success (gameplay video in comments).