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TIL that Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made nearly 200 million dollars from Book of Mormon, approximately 19 million per month, which was enough money to start their own production company.

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0dXGM TIL that 70k years ago, the human race came dangerously close to extinction after a supervolcano eruption, with only 15k survivors on the planet
oRAWo TIL in 2012, the town of Idyllwild, California, elected a golden retriever named Max as mayor for life. Max I was succeeded as mayor by Max II upon his death in 2013. Max II was succeeded by Max III in 2022.
gxA4 TIL Methane Hydrate, a new and completely untapped reservoir of fossil fuel exists in huge amounts in the deep sea. Is estimated that there could be more potential fossil fuel contained in the methane hydrates than in all classic coal, oil and natural gas reserves combined.
6QXY TIL kangaroos don’t fart.
R5wA1 TIL the opium factory in Ghazipur, India has been in continuous operation since 1820. Established by the British East India Company the factory supplied opium for the opium trade which led to the two opium wars, first in 1839 and 1856 over the forced importation of opium to China.