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TIL that Gordon Ramsay was doused in petrol and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica for trying to show illegal shark fin trading for a new show.

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a8JGJ TIL That the name of the first dog in space (Laika) literally translates to "Barker", a name which the technicians gave to her due to her loud barking during training
vPLBD TIL the salary for Privates before the US entered WWII was only $0.70 per day ($15 in 2024)
9YwbM TIL The most isolated tree on earth, The Ténéré Tree, was hit by a (probably) drunk driver in the middle of a desert.
b9wgQ TIL That Venice, Italy has no centralized sewage treatment or modern sewer system. Septic tanks are being added but for the most part, the canals and the tides do the job. Tourists complain about the smell.
OwVX TIL there is a long history of US Vice Presidents disliking the job. John Adams called it “the most insignificant office… contrived,” FDR’s Vice President Garner called it “not worth a bucket of warm piss,” and Truman joking Vice Presidents were “about as useful as a cow’s fifth teat.”