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TIL there are more than three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor.

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kmwB TIL in 1978, Roman Polanski, charged with sexual abuse of a 13-year-old, agreed with prosecutors to a plea bargain under which he would serve no more than 90 days. When the judge did not accept the plea bargain, Polanski fled the country. The victim has said she does not want Polanski prosecuted.
M7VQB TIL The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd (Dutch wijd) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros.
PY6PV TIL In the '71 film, The Andromeda Strain, in order to film the sequence in which a monkey was 'killed', an airtight set was created into which carbon monoxide was pumped, forcing the monkey to suffocate. Then, a waiting veterinarian rushed on the set and treated it with oxygen.
vnoL TIL A man, after surviving 33 days lost at sea, finally came ashore by chance on the Marshall Islands only to discover that his uncle, believed lost at sea 50 years ago, had washed ashore on the same island and started a family there.
9wrjX TIL While widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, Lauryn Hill has only released 1 single solo album during her entire career, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.