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TIL that the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy pumped roughly $200,000,000 into the New Zealand economy.

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DQ7g TIL the religious head of the Islamic Center of France, during WWII, helped more than 1000 Jews by providing them fake IDs
dDXY8 TIL that Camilla's great-grandmother Alice Keppel was the mistress of Charles' great-great-grandfather, King Edward VII.
aw40M TIL scientists have created a microparticle filled with Oxygen that can be injected into the bloodstream, enabling users to stay alive without breathing.
Z8G9Q TIL In 1958 Mao Zedong ordered all the sparrows to be killed because they ate too much grain. This caused one of the worst environmental disasters in human history. Locust populations ballooned, swarming the country and causing famine.
QN01p TIL The University of British Columbia offers 140 sq ft (13 sq m) student "Nano" suites in order to be more affordable. The bed converts into a desk and a storage space with a clothes rail