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TIL For almost 50 consecutive years (1970 until 2017), Jackie Chan did at least one movie per year.

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84xK TIL scientist Craig Venter created a cell with the smallest genome of any known (independent) organism. With 473 genes, the cell is a milestone to reduce life to its bare essentials and to design life from scratch.
KPQa TIL: Russians purchased 500,000 baseball bats in 2014 but only one ball
vQv8 TIL that unless you donate blood directly at a hospital, your blood is likely being resold for up to $200/pint back to the hospital by the local blood bank to the to recoup their costs of collection.
dDLKZ TIL many of Toyota's most popular cars were named after crowns. This includes the Crown and Tiara (both from the English words), as well as the Camry (Japanese for 'crown'), Corolla (Latin for 'small crown'), and Corona (Latin for 'crown').
b6M60 TIL there is a 40 acre patch of land in Maine that looks like a desert even though the area receives about 51 inches of rain and 71 inches of snow a year.