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TIL that Kurt Russell not only starred in but actually directed Tombstone. “I’ll do it, but I don’t want to put my name on it.“

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mxYwO TIL lottery winners’ neighbours have a higher chance of going bankrupt, because they try to keep up with the winners' increased rate of spending.
k907 TIL: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was financed by the Quaker Oats company to sell their real-life Wonka Bar. The bar was taken off shelves after a few months due to problems with its formula, but the film went on to become a cult classic.
YplWA TIL that the common ancestor of all fish had lungs, and that modern swim bladders in most fish are actually highly-derived lungs. In more oxygen-poor times hundreds of millions of years ago, being able to gulp down oxygen, which was more plentiful in air, was a huge evolutionary advantage.
mRWP TIL if you come across a stranded dolphin, do not help it back into the water. More often than not, they beach themselves purposely because they are sick/injured and are trying to avoid drowning.
a8A7L TIL that making lifestyle, and dietary changes, such as drinking more water, regulating sodium intake, etc. do help in regulating blood pressure