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TIL that the official bird of Redondo Beach, California, is the Goodyear Blimp

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OGe61 TIL the average Saudi makes over 42 times the income of the average Yemeni - the biggest income difference between neighbors in the world (almost double the difference between South and North Korea).
EgyK0 TIL that back in the 90s three guys built a functioning jetpack! Then one of the guys was brutally murdered, the second guy was kidnapped and just barely escaped with his life, and the third guy went to jail for kidnapping the second.
wPQP TIL that war dogs are always ranked higher than their handlers in order to ensure that if a handler ever mistreats his dog, it would be considered assault on a superior officer.
Oob56 TIL the Tourette Association of America initially feared South Park’s release of their Tourettes episode, but ended up being surprised at how accurate and well-researched the show was on the condition. The only thing they critiqued was the frequent use of “coprolalia” or rampant swearing.
ZZAp TIL that in the close up shot of Bridget von Hammersmark (played by Diane Kruger) being strangled it is Tarantino’s hands being used and she is actually being strangled because Tarantino wanted to have it as realistic looking as possible.