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TIL there’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films

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yQLVe TIL 10% of Florida's adult population are felons
J1RBV TIL riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones
dvw9 TIL when Adolf Eichmann, aka “the architect of the Holocaust”, was on trial for his war crimes, he couldn’t afford the attorney he wanted. Not wanting any reason to question the legitimacy of the trial, the Israeli government paid for Eichmann to be represented by the lawyer of his choosing.
awx6A TIL about the Percentages Agreement; an agreement through which Churchill, towards the end of the WWII, basically sold Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to Stalin, in exchange for Greece.
VBjrZ TIL that there is a village (pop. 58) in Missouri named Tightwad, said to be named after a local store owner who overcharged his customers. Tightwad Bank was opened to capitalize on the name, and at one point had $20 million in deposits.