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TIL that the 2006 film Casino Royale was heavily pirated and sold cheaply in China before its official premiere. Star Daniel Craig, who was in disguise while walking to hide his identity, was actually approached by a seller who tried to sell him a copy.

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9anr TIL Norway has a law titled “allemannsretten" which means “the right to roam,” nearly everywhere (outdoors) in Norway is accessible to the general public, as long as you pick up your garbage!
ADxkg TIL about the BOKA Vanguard, is the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy lift ship and is typically used to lift offshore oil and gas structures. These pictures have to be seen to be believed as she “picks up” the cruise ship, Carnival Vista.
BKk TIL that Voldemort was 71 years old when he died in Harry Potter.
nwob TIL in a CIA program called “Operation Midnight Climax”, Prostitutes were enlisted by the CIA to lure men to ‘safehouses’ in San Francisco where they were administered LSD without their consent. CIA Agents would then watch them have sex with the prostitutes through 1-way mirrors.
wXM TIL that there’s a museum in Europe that displays only objects that were meaningful to heartbroken exes.