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TIL There are 14 species of ants that enslave other ants
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TIL Atlantic Productions, using two remotely operated submersible vehicles, collected 16 terabytes worth of high resolution images over a six week scanning period and used the data in order to create the world's most accurate and detailed 3D model of the Titanic
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TIL Disney paid Paramount at least $115M in 2010 to buy the distribution rights of Marvel’s “The Avengers”. As part of the deal, it was Paramount that was shown in the movie’s opening title despite NOT being the one who owned, financed, marketed & distributed the film. It later grossed over $1.5B.
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TIL in 2016 thousands of people signed an online petition demanding that retired pornographic industry actress Mia Khalifa be named the ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the new American government
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TIL that the “laugh tracks” heard in American sitcoms from the late 50s to the early 70s were mostly recorded and edited by one company: Northridge Electronics, owned by sound engineer Charley Douglass and his family.
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TIL that Shakespeare's last residence in Stratford-upon-Avon was demolished in 1759 by its owner, Francis Gastrell, because he was tired of tourists.