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TIL there are currently only about 24 blimps in existence, and half of them are used for advertising.

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nWxB TIL Canada has the worst human rights record in terms of mining companies operating overseas.
4XGw TIL the original Pokémon themesong suggested looking for Pokémon “under the earth, under the clouds, and under that girl’s skirt…”
5ryr TIL that the last native Prince of Wales disappeared at the end of his rebellion in 1412 and managed to remain hidden despite a large bounty and an eventual pardon. His fate and location have remained a closely guarded family secret for over 600 years.
x6JQg TIL About the 'Atlas Shrugged' film trilogy. Almost universally panned the series has the distinction of the same parts being portrayed by different actors in the course of the trilogy.
wQ9E TIL: A solar power plant in the Mohave Desert uses five square miles of mirrors to concentrate sunbeams on one central tower. It also incinerates about 6,000 birds a year.