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TIL Ryan Gosling ditched the 2015 Oscars to go to Disneyland with Guillermo Del Toro

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7rgYp TIL that builders of Japan's Nijō castle created squeaky floors to prevent ninja assassins from sneaking in. The floors were designed so that just the lightest step produced a clearly audible sound, warning guards that danger is approaching and forcing a ninja to abandon his plots for the night.
xVbZg TIL the net contribution of the world's oxygen by forests is zero. The real 'lungs of the earth' are phytoplankton living in the oceans.
1aaPr TIL after the India-Pakistan partition in August 1947, the Reserve Bank of India served as the Central Bank of Pakistan till June 1948
m1GgP TIL of Yhprum's law, the opposite of Murphy's law, stating that "everything that can work, will work." "Yhprum" is "Murphy", spelled backwards.
9w58m TIL that there's a hamburger university in Illinois, USA, initiated by the McDonald's franchise in 1961. This institution focuses on training managers and administrative personnel in various aspects, including management techniques, customer service, safety protocols, and marketing strategies.