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TIL the company behind 5 Minute Crafts is run out of Cyprus by Russians

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XExvD TIL the scientific name of the European ground squirrel is Spermophilus - "Seed Lover"
8aoDP TIL that the costume Robin Williams used as Mork on "Happy Days" was originally used in the "Star Trek" episode "The Savage Curtain"
7rpPp TIL the word 'grenade' comes from the French word for pomegranate whose outer appearance and seeds resemble a grenade and its fragments
grX1b TIL while most primarily known for her role on "Charlie's Angels", Farrah Fawcett was only a cast member on the show for one season.
mx96R TIL being overweight, but not obese, results in a lower mortality rate than being in the "normal" range (using BMI as a measure).