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TIL that the main character in Black Hawk Down was convicted of raping a 12 year old and his name was changed on request from the Pentagon.

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J1ae1 TIL a study showed that an average of 325 plastic particles were found in a liter of bottled water as compared to 5.5 plastic particles per liter of tap water.
6EkOQ TIL building codes in South Florida require exterior doors to swing outwards because it offers better protection against hurricanes. It was enacted after Hurricane Andrew.
6D9l TIL that there is 2.5 million of Zero Rupee bank notes in India. They are “paid” in protest by angry citizens to government functionaries who solicit bribes
0wYVj TIL John Hughes would write full screenplays extremely quick, typically finishing a screenplay in about four days, including The Breakfast Club which only took two.
oBMk8 TIL the physicians of King George V administered fatal doses of morphine and cocaine so that his death would be reported in the morning newspaper edition, rather than the "less appropriate... evening journals."