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TIL, about CFB Suffield, host to the largest army training area in Canada

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4X8xJ TIL Alec Guinness agreed to appear in Star Wars only after he negotiated a deal that doubled his initial salary offer, guaranteed he wouldn’t have to do any publicity for the film, and that he would be awarded 2.25% of all gross royalties paid to George Lucas
8Y6V TIL that Denmark’s current Queen illustrated the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings.
b9V1N TIL a large lunar rock nicknamed Big Bertha, found by Apollo 14 astronauts, is likely a terrestial meteorite. It bears remarkable similarity to zircon found on Earth and dissimilarity to other lunar samples. It is also the third largest lunar rock sample retrieved, measuring at 8.998 kilograms.
9kLB TIL there’s a valve in fetal hearts that diverts blood away from the lungs while in utero. It begins closing at the first breath as the baby gets oxygen from it’s own lungs for the first time.
PYkon TIL that the south-asian kingdom of Bhutan uses GNH (Gross National Happiness) to measure its growth and success, instead of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).