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TIL the coins collected from fountains barely pays for the cost of collecting the coins from fountains.

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b6rpp TIL of the ATU Index, a system for classifying folktales from around the world by cross-culturally recurrent elements. The system now includes such types as "Persecuted Heroine", "Animal Bride", or "The Cat as Helper".
nynb TIL there was a US Army Sniper (Chris Kyle) that was so successful in the US-Iraq War he was dubbed the “The Devil Of Ramadi” and had a bounty on his head of $80,000. 225 confirmed kills.
rNYnx TIL that the Thai government is the reason there are so many Thai restaurants. They do this to improve their image abroad, using a practice called "culinary diplomacy".
W7OOd TIL no film has ever won all four acting awards at the Oscars (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Supporting Actress) and only three films have ever won three out of the four: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Network (1976), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
oMo8 TIL on 3rd July 1988 the US Navy shot down a civilian passenger flight killing all 290 on board, including 66 children and 16 crew.