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TIL that there is an unaired pilot for Archer that’s exactly the same as the pilot except that Archer is a man sized raptor and only makes dino noises.

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5V7Pr TIL A shipyard worker set a fire aboard a nuclear submarine, causing $450M worth of damage because he was suffering from an anxiety attack and had no vacation or sick leave remaining. He was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $400 million in restitution.
9bvB TIL that the “tidal wave” planet in Interstellar is theoretically possible due to the rapid rotation of the planet.
e6ek TIL An Indian man named Dashrath Manjhi carved a 360 foot long path through a mountain over the course of 22 years to reduce the distance between his village and the hospital down from 70km to 1km, to ensure no one would die like his wife did because they could not get medical care.
rRRo TIL one nanosecond is to one second as one second is to 31.7 years
pYBEO TIL the average person consumes about 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of sugar each year, with North and South Americans consuming up to 50 kg (110 lb) and Africans consuming under 20 kg (44 lb).