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TIL that companies like Budweiser, Coors, Miller, Samuel Adams, Captain Morgan, and Coca-Cola sponsor a “Catch & Kill” shark fishing tournament that includes threatened species

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grEM9 TIL The majority (65%) of the fire departments in the US are made up of volunteers. That means of the total 1,041,200 active firefighters nationwide, 676,900 have selflessly dedicate their time and service to their communities.
Yp1aW TIL Some reindeer really do have red noses like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The color is due to an extremely dense array of blood vessels, packed into the nose in order to supply blood and regulate body temperature in extreme environments.
roP1 TIL that George Lucas gave his blessing to Mel Brooks to create Spaceballs: The Movie, as long as Brooks agreed not to do any sort of merchandizing.
m1NGM TIL, the color, magenta, is a fabrication of human psychology.
KOmZQ TIL two people have been nominated for Oscars in six different categories, Walt Disney and George Clooney