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TIL during the Cold War, the BBC planned to air “The Sound of Music” after a nuclear strike to improve the morale of survivors.

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GZ84 TIL Mel Gibson’s ex walked away with more than $400,000,000 during their divorce and is entitled to half of every future check he receives for the rest of his life
YEpv TIL that the red liquid in a rare steak isn’t blood. It is actually water and a protein called myoglobin.
a8gro TIL although chopsticks have supplanted spoons for eating rice in China and Japan, Korean people continue to use spoons to eat rice and alternate back and forth with chopsticks during a meal
Yp7yB TIL the average American will spend $937 (up 3.7%ish from last year) on Christmas, including gifts, food, clothing, and parties... and 98% of them will be doing it on credit.
BrwEW TIL Lemmings do not engage in mass suicidal dives off cliffs when migrating. This misconception was popularized by the Disney film White Wilderness, which shot many of the migration scenes on a large, snow-covered turntable in a studio. Photographers later pushed the lemmings off a cliff