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TIL Global box office revenue for movies has increased 52% since 2001

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VMQ1G Today I learned that Bolivia has one of the world's largest deposits of lithium, critical for production of lithium ion batteries.
KO8j4 TIL more people have been to the moon than the deepest part of the ocean: the Mariana Trench. Only three people ever went there: two scientists aboard the Trieste in 1960, and film director James Cameron in 2012
gMNbA TIL that in 2013 Detroit was so broke that they were unable to print out death certificates because they had not been able to pay the company that provided the special embossed paper on which they were printed, and subsequently ran out.
9wD16 TIL in Japan, many traffic lights play "Tōryanse", a distinctive children's tune that indicates when it's safe to cross. It's been referenced in a lot of anime and pop culture.
KOZm9 TIL According to secret service agents, Ronald Reagan carried a pistol in his briefcase when he was president, "just in case you guys can’t do the job, I can help out". Reagan acquired a pocket sized pistol after college in the 1930s "and kept it lovingly the rest of his life”.