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TIL that parchment is made from animal skins or leather. All my life I always thought it was made from wood like other papers.

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6ba7 TIL, former US president, Franklin Roosevelt, proposed a second Bill of Rights that assured US citizens such things like the right to a job with a living wage, adequate medical care, the right to a decent home, and the right to a good education.
XEwBP TIL Hugh Jackman was a last minute fill-in for the role of Wolverine in the X-men movies. Dougray Scott was originally cast for the role, but had to back out when Mission Impossible 2 needed more shooting time and Tom Cruise wouldn't let him leave the set.
wojKJ TIL that "charm by bite" attributed to vampires exists in nature: male seepage salamanders bite females on the neck and inject pheromones into the wound, preparing them for mating
awndL TIL graffiti artists in Prague have turned an unsightly nuclear shelter vent into R2-D2
b9484 TIL mandrills are the world's largest monkeys and they are found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. The red and blue pigments, which are highly favored by females, derive from light diffraction in facial collagen fibers. Every night, each mandrill group sleeps in a different tree.