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TIL that out of 20,000 people the Khmer Rouge sent to Cambodia's notorious S-21 prison, only 12 survived

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W7ajA TIL in 2002 Kreskin convinced hundreds of Americans that there were going to be UFOs over Las Vegas. He later confirmed that "the sighting prediction was a total fabrication in order to prove people's susceptibility to suggestion post-9/11"
QJVvL TIL that despite being a cliche, only one historical map actually uses the phrase "Here Be Dragons". The Hunt-Lenox Globe from 1504, one of the oldest globes in existence, uses the phrase on the east coast of Asia. It is believed to have been inspired by tales of Komodo Dragons from Indonesia.
78Apr TIL that Nabisco is short for the somewhat dryly named National Biscuit Company.
jNwWN TIL the Pentagon has worked behind the scenes on over 800 major movies and more than 1,000 TV titles. If there are characters, action or dialogue that the DOD don’t approve of, a film-maker who uses military equipment has to make changes to accommodate the military’s demands.
Me10b TIL Patrick Stewart didn't know who Sting was when they were working on Dune together, and when he asked him what band he played for and Sting answered "The Police," Stewart responded, "You're in a police band?"