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TIL that Shakespeare's wife's name was Anne Hathaway

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QNEKe TIL the proportion of Iowa’s energy that comes from wind is at almost 60%, the highest in the United States.
9YRwX TIL Christopher Nolan got $160M for Interstellar because WB let him have a salary of $20M+20% of the total gross. This was because WB was not confident of it being a success and didn't think 20% would be much. This lack of faith in it's success was also why they let other studios co-finance the film
lJVN TIL that 1 in 10 of the USA’s bridges are rated “structurally deficient” and only 38% of the pavement on roads is in “good” condition. It would take about $85 billion annually to improve US roads and bridges.
4Xbow TIL During the American Revolutionary War more Americans lost their lives from neglect aboard British prison ships in New York Bay than died in all the battles of the war
rjGM TIL of defecation syncope, which is when a person poops so hard they pass out.