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TIL that tornadoes are more common in United States than in any other country. The US has over 1,200 a year - four times the number in Europe

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wdpM TIL that the fifteen year old Steven Spielberg, dressed up ‘in a coat and tie’, sneaked onto the Universal Studios Lot and stuck his name up on the door of an abandoned office. He remained there without being caught for over three months, spending the time observing how the professionals made films.
LpjQ TIL that LaVeyan Satanism is not actually about worshipping Satan, but is instead about embracing your individuality and treating others with the respect they deserve.
05Bj TIL in the Afghanistan War, a British Corporal ordered a bayonet charge against Taliban forces. It was successful.
W7ggL TIL at the height of the 80's rise of the Japanese economy, the land value of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo was worth as much as the entire state of California and the Japanese property market was worth as much as 4 times that of the US.
8eAdP TIL in ancient Egypt, under the decree of Ptolemy II, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.