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TIL The Shiba Inu breed of dogs almost went extinct during World War II

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BraQd TIL that George Lucas originally approached Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, and Robert Zemeckis to direct the Prequel Trilogy, but all of them refused, each saying almost the exact same thing; "George, you should do it!"
v1o1x TIL that there's an "Anti-Powerpoint Party" in Switzerland which seeks a referendum for prohibition of Powerpoint as well as of other presentation software because it "causes national economic damage" and "lowers the quality of presentation in 95% cases."
Br5px TIL Apu from The Simpsons said “thank you, come again” only eight times during the entire series
mxg8v TIL According to a poll from 2019, Americans are among the most stressed-out people in the world.
e08ag Although coral reefs cover just 0.1% of the seafloor, they provide a home for a quarter of all marine life.