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TIL that a film advocating the flat-Earth theory received the Russia's highest annual television award in 2017 in the nomination "best educational program"

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MeRDb TIL the iconic Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 was created by only 9 people.... and 8 of them had never once worked on a video game before!
9YN5D TIL That most Converse sneakers have a very thin layer of felt applied to their soles, in order to legally classify them as slippers. This saves the company more than 33% in import tariffs.
n9vW TIL every baseball used in the MLB since the 1950s has been treated with “rubbing mud” that is gathered from a secret location by the Bintliff family. The mud is used to help remove the slick finish on the ball and give the pitcher more grip.
vP6B8 TIL The Only Country In The World that spreads across all four hemispheres is Kiribati
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