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TIL federal prisoners must pay $0.05 per minute to read and type emails, despite earning as little as $0.23 per hour

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0dQZM TIL the great lakes contain 21% of the earth's freshwater and if spread evenly, would submerge the US under 9.5 feet of water.
6V67 TIL The Blair Witch Project was made on a budget of $25,000, but grossed almost $250 million, making it the most profitable movie ever
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.
9w5OX TIL the film "North" actually beat "Forrest Gump" in an awards show category ("Best Performance by a Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture")
J1mo4 TIL The Postman (1997) clocks in at 177 minutes, and despite two test screenings that ended in a negative reception, director Kevin Costner refused to trim down its runtime. He also funded most of The Postman's $80 million budget himself. Its box office receipts totaled around $20 million.