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TIL "Amadeus" was filmed almost entirely in real castles and palaces in Prague, rather than Vienna where Mozart actually lived

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PY45e TIL the Norwegian "Line Aquavit" is still to this day sent by boat to Australia and back before it gets bottled and sold
N71MQ TIL Boris Mikhailov, captain of the USSR hockey team, was offered a $1 million contract to leave Russia in 1980 after the Miracle on Ice. However, he declined as the KGB was standing next to him when the offer was made.
0dXrv TIL that every time you shuffle a deck of cards it’s most likely the first time the cards have EVER been in that order
QJ48M TIL that most malaria nets are used exactly as intended, and charities that distribute them save lives much more cost-effectively than others that address issues like other diseases or hunger
J1MPk TIL that Alaska Airlines is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.