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TIL sheep farming accounts for 80% of all agriculture in Wales.

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ODa6 TIL many countries pay prize money to their Olympic athletes for each type of medal won. USA pays $25,000 per gold medal while Kazakhstan pays $250,000.
d8eoQ TIL A 7300 kg sperm whale was exploded using half a ton of dynamite with chunks of flesh flying up to 240m away. By coincidence, a brand new Oldsmobile, purchased during a "Get a Whale of a Deal" promotion, was flattened by a chunk of falling blubber after the blast.
mxJBE TIL that the first independent full-length film written and directed by Steven Spielberg was called "Firefight," (inspired Close Encounters) made on a budget of $500, which then 16 year old Spielberg borrowed from his father. It was shown at a local cinema one evening and it earned back its cost.
yQRWp TIL There was no epidemic of suicides in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
OoP7R TIL on 21 September 1956, a F-11 effectively shot itself down after firing a burst 20mm cannons while traveling supersonic speeds and running into it's own bullets.