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TIL that readability tests suggest most Wikipedia articles are too sophisticated for their readers.

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MaQW TIL That Netflix purchased the rights to Death Note and are releasing a live action film in 2017.
kOp65 TIL In 2002, Steven Spielberg recieved a bachelors degree for completing a course on film and electronic arts at university. To pass the advanced filmmaking class exam, he submitted his own 1993 epic, 'Schindler's List'.
YpjlW TIL that radiation from the Chernobyl disaster contaminated farms over 2,000 miles away in North Wales.
7GMX TIL: The province of Alberta, Canada has border guards dedicated to keeping rats out. They plant poison and dig up individual burrows. The entire province is rat-free, and rats are only allowed in zoos.
Br8ee TIL of Aleksander Doba, a Polish kayaker known primarily for his long voyages across oceans. He kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean under his own power on three separate occasions. He completed his last crossing at the age of 70. His passages remain the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made