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TIL The Antonov An-225 airplane can carry a cargo payload the weight of six Boeing 737s

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4gLg TIL Jake Gyllenhaal’s name is commonly mispronounced. As a Swedish name, the correct pronunciation is “YILL-EN-HALL”
krP7 TIL there was a private prison that fed vegan meals, gave Bible studies, offered job training, anger management, etc. where violence dramatically decreased and inmates of all races associated with each other, where only 2% were rearrested, when the state of California had a rearrest rate of 95%.
BrPkk TIL turning the subtitles on for kids' TV massively improves their reading
K4N4 TIL popcorn was banned from movie theaters in the 1920’s because of the noise it made while eating it
OoER6 TIL Hiroshima's national flower is the red Canna(Oleandor) Glower, as it was the first type of flower to grow nearly 75 years after the atomic bombing.