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TIL The most successful Bond movie ever is Thunderball released back in 1965. The movie made over $141 million which amounts than $1 billion today when inflation is adjusted.

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neOJr TIL that people in the Philippines say "Tao po" when knocking on someone's door. It translates to "I am a human being". It comes from the belief that evil entities cannot do human speech. "Tao po, hindi aswang" is the original phrase, meaning "I am a human, not a flesh eating monster"
7xmZ TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, despite opposition from the Continental Congress, George Washington ordered the vaccination of 40,000 soldiers from smallpox, reducing the infection rate from 17% to 1%
nR7P TIL Grizzly bears were so feared and respected by Native Americans that hunting them required a company of 4 to 10 warriors and was done with the same preparation and ceremoniality as intertribal warfare.
BrD4W TIL in Albania, a burrnesha, or sworn virgin, is a woman who takes an vow of chastity and to appear as a man to then be given many of the rights of men including inheriting their family's wealth.
9YYEr TIL that Stewart Copeland's (drummer for The Police) father was a powerful CIA officer and was involved in overthrowing the governments of Syria and Iran