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TIL three border collies have been trained to run around a Chilean forest devastated by wildfire while wearing special backpacks that release native plant seeds.

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16xa8 TIL the writers of Total Recall tried adapting The Minority Report into its sequel, depicting Quaid as the head of an organization that uses mutants with precognition abilities to predict and stop crimes before they happen. It was reworked into a standalone film after their company’s bankruptcy.
QD9 TIL that beginning at age 12 Spartan male children were starved on purpose so they would steal, but if they were caught they were severely punished.
jdPN TIL Déjà vu can be a chronic medical condition. Patients have problems watching TV because everything feels like a rerun and some refuse to see a doctor because they feel like they already have.
j61WN TIL Ross Edgley Swam 1,780 miles (2,860 km) all the way around Great Britain in 157 days
jvjR TIL Shenzhen police force drivers who illegally use high beams to stare into their blinding lights for 1 minute.