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TIL: The “gum” on the ground at Disney Parks are tracking diodes

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XRjE TIL U.S. nuclear testing in the Bikini Atoll dislocated natives to an island 1/6 its size. Each native gets $550/year as compensation.
QLQe TIL that the most dangerous and deadliest animals in Africa based on the estimated number of human fatalities are the Mosquitoes and Hippos.
OoGB4 TIL that in 2013 Washington state gave Boeing an $8.7b tax break to "maintain and grow its workforce within the state" - the largest tax break in history. Boeing then cut its workforce in the state by 15%
WkAY9 TIL that Goldie Hawn kicked director Jonathan Demme out of the editing room on Swing Shift (1984) over concerns her performance was being overshadowed by actress Christine Lahti.
GYvVE TIL in 2014 the Dalai Lama said he will be the last one -- if China does not free Tibet he will refuse to reincarnate.