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

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loNON TIL that after the John Amery was hanged for treason against the United Kingdom, his father Leo Amery requested that his own entry in Who's Who be changed from two sons to one
ne6y9 TIL that the most decorated WWII soldier received every medal of valor by the age of 21. After returning home he then starred in over 40 Hollywood movies including films about himself.
b94j4 TIL that keyboards were laid out so that the most common letters were the furthest apart in order to slow down typists so that their typewriters wouldn't jam.
d8gVj TIL South Africa is the first and only country in the world to build and then voluntarily dismantle their nuclear weapons
78MkL TIL between August 21-23, 1924, all radios in the United States went quiet for five minutes on the hour, every hour. This was done in order to listen for radio signals or messages from Martians, but none were detected.