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TIL despite nearing extinction in the 1950s due to DDT use, bald eagles haven't been an endangered species for over 20 years.

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KYDJw TIL about The Cure for Insomnia, an experimental movie released in 1987 by a man named John Henry Timmis IV, that held the Guinness World Record for longest film at around 87 hours. It consists of an artist reading a 4,080 page poem, and there are believed to be no copies left.
Wk7x8 TIL that Key West declared war on the U.S. and then hit a U.S. soldier on the head with stale bread then immediately surrendered
mxbMo TIL during the 2008 financial crisis, Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ made a $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley, to keep it from collapsing. The emergency deal was confirmed on Columbus Day, when banks are closed, so the money couldn't be wired - so Mitsubishi UFJ wrote out a $9,000,000,000 cheque
9Yp06 TIL Scatman John had a severe stutter throughout his life, this is what led him to add the crazy vocals to his song that ultimately made him famous
JYKr1 TIL that Canada's nuclear escape bunker was built with a track around the interior vault and pullup bars so the soldiers assigned to it could stay fit during a nuclear apocalypse. The interior was painted in soft colors to try and minimize stress.