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TIL that Indonesians are the most charitable people in the world. "Despite having a steady economy and labor force, 40 percent of the country lives below the poverty line, making their number one ranking even more impressive and inspiring."

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XE8NE TIL Sean Bean was so afraid of flying during the filming of LOTR that he would hike a few miles up the mountain to get to the set’s location, sometimes in full costume and gear.
LQkLP TIL people in the Middle Ages believed the equator to be impassably hot. Therefore, either Jesus would’ve have to appear separately to the Southern Hemisphere or its natives would be damned to Hell under the beliefs of the time.
OxR1 TIL The atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping ‘wings’ attached to their arms.
x6pnD TIL that in the original Grease musical, Sandy was not Australian. When she was cast, Olivia Newton-John agreed to be paid at a lower rate in exchange for rewriting the script to make Sandy Australian so she wouldn't need to do an American accent.
mjBy TIL that Air Force pilots break the first set of wings they get for good luck, and they aren’t allowed to be put back together until they die.