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TIL that in the Academy Awards (Oscars) every year, presenters and performers get gift bags. In 2014, the value each gift bag was reported to be as high as $80k.

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o6K7 TIL in 2016, Amsterdam Police officers broke down a door to rescue a woman in lingerie standing listlessly at a window. Worried she may be hurt, they first tried to get her attention by ringing the doorbell and banging on the door. They then broke the door down to discover she was a blow-up sex doll
QNLka TIL due to efficient recycling processes, 75% of all aluminium produced world wide is still in use today
xVAvk TIL there are Train Ferries, designed to carry railway vehicles. Some allow the trains to roll on and off directly.
R571 TIL that Lucifer, as referred to in the book of Issiah, was actually a Babylonian king.
BgvKD TIL the lowest grossing film ever made $30 on a $2 million budget