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TIL : Crayfish burrows are made in lawns, called "Mud Chimneys"

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yxvM TIL that Terry Jones of Monty Python is credited with writing the movie “Labyrinth”, despite the script having been re-written several times
rR8nx TIL Ed Sullivan went against pressure to not have African American entertainers on his show, and to not interact with them when they appeared. He presented groundbreaking performances by people like Bo Diddley, and presented obscure, less mainstream Black acts he knew from spending time in Harlem.
eVpE TIL a spoonful of matter taken from a neutron star would weigh more that Mt. Everest, or 900 pyramids of Giza. (5,500,000,000 tons)
jEoa TIL that Americans who listened to the first Kennedy-Nixon debate on the radio felt that Nixon had won while those who watched it on television were sure that Kennedy had won. This was because, where Nixon had eloquence and debate skills, Kennedy had charm and showmanship.
x47D TIL J.R.R. Tolkien considered Samwise Gamgee to be the “true hero” of the Lord of the Rings