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TIL Robert Pattinson was expelled from school when he was 12 for shoplifting explicit magazines and selling them later to his male classmates

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0wbYv TIL: the Giant Squid sees the world with Eyes the Size of Soccer Balls. They're at least 25 centimetres (10 inches) across, making them the largest eyes on the planet. Even the blue whale – the largest animal that has ever existed – has measly 11-centimetre-wide eyes.
p8WWO TIL Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has casually studied subatomic physics, cosmology, biology and psychology throughout his life and frequently encourages harmony between science and Buddhism
5klP TIL about the “Cheeseburger Law.” A bill that blocks lawsuits by people because they ate too much and got fat.
0lL TIL the cult sci-fi movie Primer was made on a budget of only $7000 and grossed close to half a million dollars giving it a profit of 60,00%
OMYL TIL that in Japan, trains are so punctual that any delay over 5 minutes usually incurs an apology over the tanoy and a “delay certificate” for passengers on their way to work. When trains are delayed for an hour or more, it may even make the news.