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TIL that it’s possible to sail in a straight line from Pakistan to Siberia without ever touching land.

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J19kQ TIL filmmaker Jon Erwin is the only director to have received four A+ grades on CinemaScore with "Jesus Revolution," "I Can Only Imagine," "Woodlawn," and "American Underdog" since the site began publicly releasing results in 1986.
1avwV TIL in 1978 Sex Pistols member John Lydon (AKA Johnny Rotten) called out Jimmy Saville as a sexual predator during a BBC interview. The clip was edited out before broadcast
neaMG TIL that rhino horn is NOT considered an aphrodesiac in Chinese "medicine", and that this is a misinterpretation of Chinese texts. However, due to the repetition of this misinterpretation in the West, people in Viet Nam are starting to believe the rumor, and demand there is surging because of it.
DQKAv TIL that the official U.S. agency (USAGM) during 2023 had an audience of 420 million people worldwide in all its media.
moOR TIL that 74% of Netflix subscribers would rather cancel their subscription than see ads.