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TIL Dennis Farina started acting at 44

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DJQr TIL in 1992, 28000 rubber ducks fell off a shipping container in the Pacific and revolutionized our understanding of ocean circulation
X0rj8 TIL people didn’t know TNT was explosive for 28 years and used it as yellow dye instead
w7KP TIL Kim Jong-il, Great Leader and film-lover, had South Korea’s most famous actress and her director husband kidnapped and held hostage for eight years in order to force them to make movies he liked.
YpYPv TIL Michelin stars only go to three, one being "Very good", two being "Worth a detour" and three "Worth a special trip"
6NpQ TIL that in 1947, a group of kids in Canada sparked a series of protests against candy manufacturers who raised the price of chocolate bars from 5 cents to 8 cents.