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TIL there is a species of spider named Calponia harrisonfordi and a species of ant named Pheidole harrisonfordi in honor of the actor’s work as a conservationist and environmentalist.

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Vd4G TIL that during production of the notoriously convoluted 1946 noir classic The Big Sleep, neither the director nor the screenwriters knew if a character was supposed to have commit suicide or been murdered, so they contacted the book’s author, Raymond Chandler, and he didn’t know either.
pYnZA TIL that Wheaties and other iron-fortified cereals will stick to magnets
nejVB TIL that Millennials being scrutinized isn't unique to this generation. Older generations have been doing it to younger generations for over 2,000 years. Similar criticisms include laziness, being self absorbed, spending too much money, expectations being too high, and the use of technology.
b9rB7 TIL that in the past, the natives of Tonga would cut off finger tips and offer them to the Gods. They did this to cure a sick relative. This resulted in a severe shortage of finger tips.
6ExPX Today I learned that a cast member on the TV show Survivor found a package of cocaine that had washed up on his camps shore