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TIL about the all-in-one monster Soviet Antarctic ATVs

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61EZ TIL that in 1974, a man stole a helicopter, flew it to Washington, D.C. and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn. He only spent 1 year in prison and fined $2,400.
gAQW TIL penguins were found in the arctic, but only from 1936-1949. They were introduced to replace the great auk, which had been hunted to extinction. The penguins survived the conditions well, but were also hunted to extinction. One was beaten to death by a local woman, whom mistook it for a demon.
kOQ9d TIL that Kanye considered dropping Nicki Minaj's verse from "Monster" because he felt it was too good and would overshadow the rest of the album
4eaR TIL, for the 1993 movie Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg wanted the velociraptors to be about 10 feet tall, which was taller than they were known to be and had dinosaur fans everywhere complaining. During filming, paleontologists uncovered 10-foot-tall specimens of raptors called Utahraptors.
a4Qy TIL that reddit has spent a total of $500 on advertising since its creation, all of which went towards stickers