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TIL: 13 Billion USD is all it would cost to put everyone in the USA in a 4-year public university. A rounding error by federal budget standards.

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lOB1 TIL during WW2 a mix of high explosive and flour was given to guerrillas fighting the Japanese. Codenamed ‘Aunt Jemima’, it could be safely cooked into pancakes and eaten. Uneaten pancakes or unused dough could still be used later as explosives. 15 tons were used; the ruse was never discovered.
wRYo TIL that in 1929 Alfred Hitchcock made the first recorded “That’s what she said” joke during the filming of his movie; Blackmail.
ZpmAQ TIL General Motors first produced and sold an EV more than 25 years ago. However, the EV1 could only be leased as it was part of a “real world engineering evaluation”.
16QmV TIL the Big Bang theory was initially controversial and met with skepticism for seemingly supporting religious ideas that the universe has a beginning
pgWQ TIL that the gothic rock band Theatre of Ice decided to break up after they were kidnapped by a group of fans who believed the band could help them summon demons