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TIL at school, Richard Branson’s headmaster said he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire

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ne6AY TIL that the most expensive movie ever made was Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. It cost $378.5 million to make.
P1YYL TIL at least nine fatal crashes involving F-16 fighter jets and an A-10 attack jet were blamed on pilots having issues with urinating mid-flight
4kO96 TIL If your hair begins to stand on end in a lightning storm, that’s a sign that you are about to be struck by lightning because of the positive charge interacting with the negative charge of the storm.
nW6nb TIL that scientists discovered a hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza that could lead to further findings.
ewe4 TIL the word “echo” comes from a Greek myth where a nymph named “Echo” was cursed by Hera to only ever be able to say something someone else had just previously said. Hence the meaning of the word.