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TIL While Daniel Radcliffe was performing in Equus, he rendered countless paparazzi photos worthless by wearing the same outfit every time he left the theater. For 6 months.

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W018 TIL the US plan to convince North Korean pilots to defect for a cash reward was called “Operation Moolah”
dD6eE TIL Canada's Gulf Islands National Park Reserve grew after two individuals donated a 7.8 hectare parcel of ecologically sensitive land located on Saturna Island, the first ever donation of privately held land to a federal agency. The park has 33 sq km of land on 15 Islands
x6Jx1 TIL that when trying to select a new name for the Canadian Northwest Territories the name Bob came in second place in the top choices
01YM TIL cats’ kidneys are so efficient they can rehydrate with seawater.
EgJY7 TIL The largest airline food poisoning incident occurred on Japan Airlines en route to Denmark after 197 fell ill from infected omelettes. Due to limited Japanese/Danish translators, Japanese speaking restaurant staff were recruited from Copenhagen to serve as medical translators