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TIL about the BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment, Redux VII movie which began shooting in 1978 and only completed in 2023

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Z804v TIL that an opossum broke into a Florida liquor store and got drunk. A liquor store employee found the animal next to a broken and empty bottle of bourbon.It appeared disoriented, was excessively salivating and was pale. The staff gave it fluids and cared for her as she sobered up.
N7YbJ TIL In 1997, the British handed Hong Kong back to China, the end of a 99-year-long lease
Rlkj TIL the largest empire the world has ever seen was the British Empire, having conquered 22.63% of the world’s land.
4oGb TIL in 2012 hurricane Isaac caused the Mississippi river to flow backwards for 24 hours
BgODk TIL that a zoo had fake pandas. Taizhou Zoo of China in 2024 exhibited Chow Chow dogs painted black and white. The zoo said that it had advertised them as "panda dogs" so had not lied: "Normal people dye their hair. Dogs can dye their hair, too".