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TIL there is a flashlight that is designed to make the person looking into it vomit.

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JYg1v TIL in 1977, Argentina flew a pregnant woman to their military base in Antarctica so she could have first baby to ever be born on the continent. In doing so, the Argentine government believed this would give them an undisputable claim on the land, but the claim is not recognized internationally.
0r8p TIL : The US Navy has a science ship that can flip itself. Most of the ship is sunk in the process, only leaving the 5 stories high part above sea level.
R7Yp9 TIL Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26 year old who dedicated his life to protecting leatherback sea turtle nests from poachers on Moin beach in Costa Rica. Him and volunteers, would collects the eggs and guard them in a hatchery. On May 30, 2013, he was kidnapped and murdered.
0wmXv TIL Before filming the gradual marriage fallout in Blue Valentine, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams prepared by living together in their onscreen home, buying groceries with a budget based on their characters, taking family portraits at Sears, and staging arguments for a month.
Km0w TIL Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has the most visual effects for any film, ever