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TIL that according to a leaked Warner Bros. receipt, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost $167 million USD despite grossing $900 million USD worldwide

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N7Y9J TIL Of the Oldest 100 Americans to Have Ever Lived, Only 6 Were Men
JYkZk TIL about the dangerous exploitative industry of Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. Most of the labor is done by children for very little pay. The demand ever increasing , this mineral fuels the tech industry, cobalt is used for batteries for phones, gadgets and e cars.
AGQa TIL if you die in Amsterdam without anyone attending your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your burial. A biography of their life is also written on their website for anyone to read. They are to remain unnamed.
XEedE TIL Disney perpetuated the myth that lemmings commit suicide by importing lemmings, throwing them into a river, and letting them drown.
Br9Ak TIL Victoria Coren Mitchell's fear-of-flying counsellor was killed in a plane crash