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TIL that watching something at 2x speed does not impair your ability to understand it.

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jgmv TIL in the 1980s Pablo Escobar bought four hippos that he kept in Colombia. After Escobar’s death, they were left untended at his estate. As of 2014, 40 hippos have been reported to exist from the original four and are considered potentially invasive.
Bpvx TIL a B2 Bomber carries not one, but sixteen nuclear bombs, each 75 times bigger than the one dropped on Hiroshima.
OoKYY TIL that Spotify has never made a profit in its 12 year history.
v1Egx TIL that in 2018, Ukraine spent 5-7% of its annual government budget on recovery and cleanup efforts related to the Chernobyl disaster.
8ad1V TIL Whang-Od is a 104 year old tattoo artist from a remote Philippines tribe and has been tattooing since the age of 15 years old. She is still tattooing today but she only does her signature “3 dots” tattoo.