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TIL that actress Glenn Close's parents were cult members and she spent 15 years living in communes while growing up. She finally broke away at the age of 22.

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9YmLp TIL that in 1988, the CIA paid $2 MM to Chad in order to extract an advanced Soviet attack helicopter (Mi-25) from an abandoned Libyan air base using two MH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, flying a total of 500 miles under the cover of night
m1jNo TIL of a form of refrigeration that does not need moving parts and cacn run on a cup of kerosene
p8AY8 TIL about the largest known structure in the observable universe - Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall. It's approximately 10 billion light years in length, more than double the previous record holder, or 9.3% of the observable universe's diameter.
E1KMV TIL The Jain temple of Kolanpak in India is home to a 5-foot (1.5 m) high sculpture of Mahavira that is carved entirely out of jade. It is the largest sculpture made from a single jade rock in the world.
4mV6 TIL Disney’s Mulan grossed $300 million worldwide but barely made $30,000 in her home province of Hunan,China. Some Beijingers say they found her too self-aggrandizing, and opposes Confucian culture, which emphasizes values of modesty and community