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TIL as of 2023 the Shrek franchise has grossed over $4 billion

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x6erw TIL a Scottish widower seeking female companionship set 2,000 bottled messages adrift, but ceased the practice in response to public complaints and an investigation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
x6LGD TIL that BBC News correspondent Jane Stanley mistakingly announced the collapse of building 7 of World Trade Center live on air while it was still visibly standing behind her, the building did not collapsed until 20 minutes later, it was also reported by the Reuters and CNN too mistakingly
oRZDK TIL Robert Wardhaugh, a dungeon master for D&D has the longest, continuously running Dungeons and Dragons campaign at 40 years, since 1982. Over 500 characters have come and gone, 50 dynasties, and a collection of over 30,000 hand painted miniatures and landscapes at his disposal.
698Rl TIL that Australia is wider than the moon, depending on how you measure.
9YVgB TIL that arbalests (a heavy crossbow variant) were so deadly relative to their ease of use that, in the 12th century, their use against Christians was declared a war crime by the Pope.