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TIL How John Maynard Keynes changed Economics

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4j6b TIL that an Australian man waited 416 days to see what happens after his ipod timer passes 9999 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds
M7KVV TIL IMAX film is 70mm (2.75 inches) wide, reels can be nearly 2M (6 feet) in diameter and can weigh in excess of 270kg (600 pounds)
x6y67 TIL a few days prior to the violent beheading and cannibalism that took place upon a Greyhound bus in 2008, the company was set to launch an ad campaign saying "There's a reason you've never heard of bus rage." After the incident they removed all ads, including physical posters in NYC stations.
PwEO TIL that between 1969 and 1970, the US dumped 112 tonnes of VX nerve agent into the Atlantic Ocean
9wO7r TIL that 2 million discarded tires were deliberately dumped off the coast of Florida in the 1970’s, with the intent to stimulate growth of new coral reefs. Instead, the tires ended up killing off nearby reefs. The tires are still causing damage today.