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TIL 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America

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RN78 TIL that during his childhood, Fidel Castro sent Franklin Roosevelt a letter expressing his joy at Roosevelt’s re-election and asked that if he could, for the president to send back a ten dollar bill, because he had never seen one.
78P5L TIL apparently all or most fish are soniferous and a group at the University of Victoria has begun compiling a recorded database of fish sounds from various species. The link goes to the toadfish's sounds.
KjYa TIL the Germans accidentally bombed themselves during the onset of WW2, then used propaganda to blame the French and British while threatening five-fold retaliation.
nemmW TIL elephants produce 2000 liters of methane a day in their digestive system, enough to run a car for 20 miles.