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TIL movie theaters mark up popcorn an average of 1275 percent.

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b9yxN TIL Jeddah Tower, under construction, is set to be the world’s tallest building at 1km tall, roughly 172m(564ft) taller than Burj Khalifa
P1kPJ TIL that the Austin Powers theme song was written by Quincy Jones. "Soul Bossa Nova" was written in 20 minutes.
gMxEy TIL: the actual colour of the sun is white
yZQJ TIL there is a creature with the ability to neutralize almost all poisons, even from creatures it has never encountered. One day this ability might be utilized by Humans. This creature is called The Opossum.
VBAAk TIL of the Lake Peigneur Giant Sinkhole Disaster of 1980, in which a drilling platform accidentally struck the side of a salt mine, causing the mine to rapidly dissolve and as it swallowed the entire 3.5 billion gallons of water