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TIL that the Dutch are the tallest people on the planet

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x6JAo TIL human sweat is the most extreme and distinctively human evolutionary trait as a whole.
v1x17 TIL that Bob Dylan never had a number 1 hit single, although The Byrds cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" topped the charts in 1965.
9YL6X TIL Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been described by some as India’s greatest cultural export to China since Rabindranath Tagore. Khan’s movie, Secret Superstar, was a record for an Indian movie in China, eclipsing even Hollywood hits such as James Cameron’s 2010 Avatar
9wp47 TIL that Princess Leia never had a lightsaber in Star Wars (even though she was Force sensitive) and when asked on Stephen Colbert’s show about this she said: “You know, it's that whole women - it's a bad thing for women. Even in space, there's a double standard. Even with the Force.”
l5l1 TIL that sea stars (starfish) are actually top predators feared by everything else in their habitat. Removing them causes widespread effects throughout the ecosystem, just like removing wolves from the forest or lions from the savannah.