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TIL that when the PS2 was being launched, it received special import regulations because of its GPU's capability to generate high quality images at high speeds, a shared trait with missile guidance systems.

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YpNNd TIL: When the 80's He-Man film started going over budget, Cannon's solution was to cut the budget of other films in works in order to finish it. The film most affected was Superman its 35 million budget cut in half. Both films would bomb at the box office and Cannon would fold 7 years later.
mD4M TIL The Canadian government put more than 6 million dollars into the show ‘Vikings’
6E9AY TIL MythBusters tested and confirmed feces fly when you flush and have been found on 24/24 tested toothbrushes
dDA08 TIL Australia has an unofficial timezone (UTC +08:45), which is observed by only 5 country towns (total combined population ≈200 people) along the Nullarbor Highway, near the border between South Australia and Western Australia.
dD5kj TIL Al Capone, America’s most notorious gangster sponsored the charity that served up three hot meals a day to thousands of the unemployed—no questions asked.