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TIL that blood plasma is America's 10th largest export surpassing that of trucks.

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X0Zk8 TIL the Labord’s Chameleon of Madagascar has an average lifespan of 4-5 months. This is shorter than the time it takes to develop as an embryo (8-9 months)
4kkow TIL that after the Shah of Iran's overthrow, he was reluctantly given medical treatment in Panama. Panama assigned him a "militantly Marxist sociology professor" as a chief bodyguard who "spent much time lecturing the Shah on how he deserved his fate" and was charged $21,000 a month for rent.
GPAQ TIL Robert H Richards IV, the wealthy heir to the Du Pont fortune, was convicted of raping his toddler daughter but was never imprisoned as he would “not fare well” in jail
gMKOb TIL: Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler taunting film, "The Incomparable Despot", in 1940 utilizing his own cash since none of the Hollywood studios were happy with infuriating the Germans as they had money related relations with them. The film is said to be perhaps the best work of Charlie Chaplin.
neyQY TIL: That during World War II, Winnepeg staged a Nazi takeover of the city to promote the sale of warbonds that they called "If Day."