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TIL the state of Michigan guarantees two free meals for all public school students

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awGY0 TIL that according to Maori legend New Zealanders were prey to giant eagles; Haast Eagles, which could catch prey up to 510 lbs and had a wingspan up to 9.8 ft, went extinct around 1400.
Ooa6X TIL After the filming of Rush Hour 2, the prop money was so accurate that movie extras tried to pass it off as real on the Strip. The Secret Service then had to confiscate $100 Million worth of prop money and accused the prop money manufacturer - Independent Studio Services - of counterfeiting.
LkV09 TIL that a Turkish Sultan offered £10000 in aid to Ireland during the Potato Famine but Queen Victoria asked him to send £1000 as she had only sent £2000 herself.
mv4p TIL that there is video footage of Helen Keller, including her speaking.
JYLdQ TIL Saladin (of crusader-era fame) ordered an elaborate pulpit to be installed in the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) during the 12th century. Over 900 years later, it was destroyed in an arson attack by an Australian man who then spent 5 years in an Israeli mental institution before being deported.