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TIL While scouting locations for “You Only Live Twice”, the production team missed a fatal flight to attend a ninja demonstration.

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k5m TIL there is a diamond mine so large that it creates air currents that can suck a helicopter into it.
LXpp TIL A Swedish couple refused to name their child. When they were charged for leaving their child nameless for five years, they submitted the child’s name as “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116”.
MepGK TIL that drivers with any type of bumper sticker, window decal, or personalized license plate are more likely to be aggressive and territorial
4XmyN TIL Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest state capital in the US & its full name remains La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís which means "The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi" in English.
Do9e TIL Ocean thermal energy conversion, a technology invented at the end 19th century, has the potential to satisfy twice the global electricity demand without affecting the temperature of the ocean or the world’s environment.