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TIL that all of the shots of the little island above Bikini Bottom in Spongebob Squarepants were filmed in Genndy Tartakovsky's pool

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xV6gB TIL it is possible to coat droplets of water with silica, resulting in a dry powder known as "dry water"
bRL9 TIL that Ben Stein’s economics lecture in Ferris Bueller’s Day off was completely improvised. “I thought they were applauding because they had learned something about supply-side economics. But they were applauding because they thought I was boring…It was the best day of my life”
M7GyV TIL that in 1861 the first Kansas state legislature gave women the right to vote in school elections.
e06Ek TIL that Pluto is still a planet in New Mexico since the man who discovered it was fron NM.
R7vnw TIL the Stanley crane is the national bird of South Africa. Unlike most cranes, it has a relatively large and unusually shaped head and a proportionately thin neck giving this bird a highly unique appearance. Also called the blue crane, it is listed as vulnerable and has a very restricted range.