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TIL the US federal government wastes 247 billion dollars in taxpayer money each year

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awj6M TIL an Australian guy shot his mate dead so he could steal his mates' $40000 worth of honey
YQxA TIL: Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels on the White House roof. When Ronald Reagan took office, one of his first actions was to have the panels, which his chief-of-staff allegedly said Reagan felt were “just a joke,” removed.
mxLep TIL Cross River gorillas are the rarest of all great apes and were unknown to scientists until the early 20th century. They were forgotten, then “rediscovered” after scientists had believed the gorillas had become extinct
neYoB TIL that the mountain in the Paramount Pictures logo is a real mountain named "Artesonraju" in Peru, and not simply an artist's depiction of a mountain.
nWkZr TIL that the director of Rebel Without A Cause started 'sleeping with' a 15 year old after catching his 2nd wife in bed with his 13 year old son