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TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area.

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9w4xQ TIL Barbara Bach has been married to Ringo Starr, formerly of the Beatles, since 1981.
GYWNg TIL of Prize Insurance, which companies buy instead of prizes for competitions. The policy pays out in the unlikely event that somebody wins the competition.
pYE7G TIL Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott was annoyed after her team swept the Oakland Athletics in 4 games in the 1990 World Series because it denied her revenue from a Game 5. She refused to pay for any post-game celebration for the team and the Reds celebrated on their own with hamburgers.
wLxVP TIL of 'Project 100,000.' 25% of US Army soldiers in the Vietnam were intentionally-recruited "misfits" who couldn't read and write, had an IQ of below 75, and/or dropped out of high school. Some didn't even know the US was at war. They had 3x the casualty rate of regular soldiers.
oBGnr TIL that prior to making Finding Nemo, Pixar's in-house art team was required to take Marine Biology, Oceanography, Ichthyology, and Scuba Diving Classes in order to get the look & feel of the characters and their world just right.