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TIL that America is older as a country than Italy.

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N7QQP TIL that while the United States Supreme Court hear only about 70 cases a year, the Indian Supreme Court hear up to 700 legal matters in a single day.
Yp1YW TIL The Boondock Saints made $30,471 in its theatrical run which was at only 5 theaters for 1 week. It became a cult hit after its home release grossing about $50 million in domestic video sales but its writer/director Troy Duffy didn't see profits because he signed away DVD rights in his contract.
D67D TIL the families of the columbine shooters have paid out millions in settlements to the victims and their families.
Lkmar TIL that The Sperm Whale have the largest brain and cerebrum of any known animals in existence, it weighs 5 times that of a humans brain! Neanderthals also had, on average, larger brains than modern humans.
XpWr TIL: In 1991, a crowd of hundreds of people tried to play a single game Pong on a big screen, and quickly learned to do it successfully (Loren Carpenter experiment)