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TIL researchers used a weather balloon to carry 200 paper planes 20 miles up from a barn in Wolfsberg, Germany. The planes were released and found in numerous countries, such as Australia, Russia, and India.

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8Yn4 TIL that Dildo is a town in Newfoundland. They have an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.
PY0NJ TIL that when the Hope Diamond was sent to the Smithsonian, it was sent through U.S. Mail in a box wrapped in brown paper as simple registered mail with $2.44 postage.
E1jDw TIL hospitals legally have to show you their prices up front if you ask, this means you can go to different hospitals and get their rates for proceeders before having said proceeder.
KjYa TIL the Germans accidentally bombed themselves during the onset of WW2, then used propaganda to blame the French and British while threatening five-fold retaliation.
4XrXJ TIL Romantic painter, JMW Turner, has created at least one erotic artwork.