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TIL there are only 25 blimps left in the world.

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xVDl1 TIL Researchers from the University of South Australia found that blasting AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" through a loud speaker increased the effectiveness of the Chemotherapy drug they were working on.
mxAkE TIL, J.P. Morgan was so good at taking over troubled businesses, organized their structure and management to start making stable profits which gave birth to the term "Morganization" in banking and finance. This reputation made him the most successful banker and financier in America's history.
KYm1a TIL: Dolphins sleep with one eye open! . . . This adaptation allows them to monitor their surroundings, avoid predators, and maintain necessary functions like breathing while resting. Half the brain awake and the other half sleeps!
neNlb TIL as part of a program for improving community relations in the UK, The Avon and Somerset police department hired a race relations advisor to educate cops on race issues. He was later tased by officers after they mistook him for a wanted man.
e0QND TIL: Disney's ''The Shadow King'' (2011) remains unreleased and half complete despite $50 million dollars spent on it's production by a team of animators, model-makers and puppeteers and Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Sellick. Disney said it was 'Too dark and unsettling to make toys of'