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TIL the song the prisoners whistle in Bridge on the River Kwai has lyrics: "Hitler has only got one ball"

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p8dBp TIL In 2003, US Intelligence developed a set of playing cards featuring the most wanted members of Saddam Hussein’s regime. They were disturbed among troops to help them identify targets. As of 2018, all but 6 of the 52 most wanted have been either killed, or captured.
YoAr TIL that “multitasking” as we know it is a myth. Rather, people who are good at “multitasking” are actually good at micro-prioritizing many different tasks.
nWl4o TIL that the value of all the world’s real estate is about $327 trillion, which is almost four times more than global GDP.
NklP TIL that the guy who made harry potter puppet pals is the same guy that made the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny
rNYww TIL that Uranus’s poles get 42 years of continuous darkness and then sunlight. This is due to the axial tilt of 97.77 degrees (Earth is 23.4 degrees)