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TIL Rhino horn is worth MORE than it's weight in Gold or Cocaine.

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GYlx5 TIL flight hijacking from the USA to Cuba during the 60s/70s was so common, pilots were equipt with detour flight plans and building a fake "Havana airport" in south Florida was seriously considered
rR6Kw TIL that Daniel Stern (Marv from Home Alone) has done over 500 hours of charity work in a single year, started a foundation for teens in Malibu and is an artist of bronze sculptures
mEGP TIL A sheep in New Zealand managed to avoid sheering for six years by hiding in caves
vPMMK TIL There have been multiple people who’ve been claimed to be the Messiah
LQP8m TIL that by 1984, the English band Depeche Mode desperately wanted to shed their youthful image. To do this, they released the song “Master and Servant” - a song about sexual domination and exploitation. Their plan worked so well that some radio stations even refused to play the song.