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TIL Brown rice is the same grain as white rice, it just keeps it's outer hull

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5w7R TIL - The name of Yoda’s race & home world are never mentioned in any film, book, or media. He is officially said to be of a “species unknown”.
X0P5E TIL Two Australians invented the electric drill in 1889! Arthur Arnot and William Brain of Melbourne, Australia. Then in 1895 the first portable drill was made by two German brothers.
oAm7 TIL Disney was planning on making a short film featuring Mickey Mouse as Christopher Colombus discovering America. It got cancelled because the animation team was unsure how to animate the native people Mickey would have to encounter in a non-offensive way.
KOWmw TIL about the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. If a company owed you money but couldn't pay you because of out of date contact information, it is possible that money is now available to be claimed through the NAUPA.
MXaV TIL A RAF pilot fell 18,000 feet without a parachute, only to suffer a sprained leg. His reaction to the fall: lit a cigarette.