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TIL that Las Vegas is a long way from being the gambling capital of the world - Macau’s gambling revenue is a whopping 5 times larger

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BrV5D TIL when studio execs refused to release Brazil, Terry Gilliam took out a full-page ad in Variety, urging them to release it. He also conducted private screenings without their knowledge. They only released it after Brazil was awarded “Best Picture” by the LA Critics association.
95a7 TIL The Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Was Executed by ISIS
6EpnX TIL duck boat tours use replica or surplus military DUKW vehicles used for amphibious landings in WW2
VBEW4 TIL about the Surf Nazi subculture. Although surf boards with swastikas on them had been sold since the 30s, the movement did not gain much notoriety until the late 50s through the 80s. Many Surf Nazis believed in localism - an ideology promoting hostility towards outsiders/non-white surfers.
mxXmx TIL Brain zaps are sensations that people sometimes feel when they stop taking certain medications, especially antidepressants. They’re often described as feeling like brief electric jolts to the head that sometimes radiate to other body parts. Others describe it as like the brain briefly shivers