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TIL LEGO refuses to make sets that are military themed despite the fact they are forfeiting profits. This is because the company has a policy not to portray war as child's play, they state that they want their play experiences to remain in the "realm of fantasy".

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EgxVp TIL that actress Glenn Close's parents were cult members and she spent 15 years living in communes while growing up. She finally broke away at the age of 22.
9wP7B TIL that in Argentina, where the Parana river forms its delta, there is a perfect shaped circular island (with a diameter of 120 meters), which can float freely around its axis, thus changing frequently its position
KYKwJ TIL there’s an abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans that was shut down after heavy damage from Katrina. It’s been used for various films such as Percy Jackson, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Jurassic World.
R5Mm7 TIL that for the last 100-200 years, we’ve been living through the 6th (or 7th) recognized mass extinction event. Extinction rates are currently estimated to be 100 to 1000 times higher than before. The Holocene Extinction is a result of humans destroying habitats and killing too many animals.
OoLxY TIL About Britain's "Anthrax Island," an island used for testing a single anthrax germ bomb by the UK in WW2. It was determined an anthrax bomb could render cities uninhabitable for generations. Quarantined for decades, the island was declared inhabitable again after a cleanup effort in 1986.