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TIL that anyone who is admitted can attend university in Norway for free and that their top of the line engineering degrees are taught in English.

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epdok TIL that when quirky theatrical producer David Merrick got bad reviews for his 1961 musical, he found 7 random denizens of New York with names identical to those of 7 top theatre critics. He asked the civilians to talk ecstatically of the musical, then published an ad with their praises and names.
0wEBp TIL “Dark side of the Moon” does not actually mean “dark”. We only see one side of the Moon from Earth and never see the other (tidal locking), but both sides have 2 weeks of sunlight followed by 2 weeks of night. Moon’s Dark/far side looks quite different than the side we see from Earth.
4XNKo TIL that 37% of Brits believe their jobs are meaningless.
opk8 TIL that some of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins are located in Libya
5Qo9 TIL Judith Barsi, the child actor who voiced the role of Anne-Marie in the movie “all dogs go to heaven”, was shot in the head in her sleep and was set on fire by her father before he committed suicide. She was only 10 and suffered years of mental and physical abuse.