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TIL that a group of Owls is called a parliament.
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TIL about Venus' flower basket. In Japan this sponge is a symbol of eternal love as each basket commonly contains a pair of mated shrimp. It also creates glass fibre by extracting silica from sea water
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TIL Mark Hamill was in a car accident that caused substantial facial trauma a day before he finished shooting the original Star Wars. An in-universe explanation for his scarring was developed for The Empire Strikes Back, where he is mauled by a Wampa, allowing him to continue the trilogy.
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TIL of an Auschwitz survivor who is searching for his twin on Facebook
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TIL The Apollo 11 space suits total assembly weighed 200lbs on Earth.
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TIL that ~10% of the revenue of the government of Tuvalu comes from royalties from 'tv' adresses, which is an abbreviation for "Tuvalu".