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TIL The Titanic Was Found During A Secret Cold War Navy Mission

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g4mD TIL that India was going to ban showing of “The Life of Pi” because the CGI starved tiger was so real the Indian authorities thought a real tiger had been starved
nAyP TIL that it costs 1.67 cents to make 1 cent coin because of the cost of materials, production, and distribution
KOL16 TIL In Japan, 40% of golfers have hole-in-one insurance. Celebrations of the feat have become so expensive, millions of golfers pay $65/year for $3500 of coverage to reimburse any costs incurred (champagne, food, tree-planting ceremonies, etc.) while celebrating the "lucky" shot.
BgG8d TIL: Some farmers in Bangladesh have switched to raising ducks instead of chickens, because during catastrophic floods, ducks float.
Bd6L TIL 58 year old General (retired) Stanley A. McChrystal runs 7-8 miles a day, eats 1 meal a day, and sleeps just 4 hours a night.