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TIL after Pablo Escobar escaped from prison and was on the run in the jungles of Columbia with his family, it was so damp that he couldn’t find dry kindle to make a fire so he used his money… he burned over $2 Million dollars just to keep him and his daughter warm.

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pYWG4 TIL that since Herbert Hoover became President of the US in 1929, 7 out of 16 (43.7%) presidents were left handers. The general rate for lefties in the US is 1 out of 10 (10%).
d8n8E TIL that the first full size radio-operated military drone was developed in 1935 in the form of the de Havilland DH-82B Queen Bee. Originally developed by the Royal Navy for target practice, it could take off and land without human operation and more than 400 were constructed.
wogW1 TIL about Japan’s kei cars, tiny vehicles limited to 660cc engines and max dimensions of 3.4 m/11.2 ft long, 1.48 m/4.9 ft wide, and 2 m/6.6 ft high. Created in 1949, they make up over a third of car sales in Japan due to tax breaks, insurance discounts, and city-friendly design
xVZZw TIL: An artist active in Grenada mounted dozens of realistic statues underwater to provide "habitat for filter-feeding organisms." The submerged sculpture garden Jason de Caires Taylor built gets visits from divers and tourists in clear-bottomed boats as well as tropical fish.
69QQY TIL there is a term specifically referring to the bare skin area between over-knee socks and the end of a miniskirt or shorts: "Absolute Territory."