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TIL the iconic Wayfarer sunglasses went almost extinct in the early 1980s, until Ray-Ban signed a product placement deal incorporating them into 60 films and television shows a year.

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X0ejE TIL House Termites did make it over to England, but a 27 year government funded programme eradicated them in 2021.
eQV4 TIL that in 2012 the remains of King Richard III were found buried beneath a parking lot.
GWO4 TIL the SR-71 Blackbird outran nearly 4000 missiles fired at it during its service life.
mxMQO TIL in the UK at any one time, there is an average of 3.8 billion genuine banknotes in circulation, with a notional face value of around £75 billion.
QJDeM TIL In 2014, a three-year-old girl, Karina Chikitova, survived 11 days in the Siberian wilderness with only her dog for company. She ate wild berries and drank from a river, curling up next to her dog for warmth. She was saved when her dog went back to her village and guided rescuers to her.