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TIL that today, the true source of the Amazon River, the world’s largest river, is still widely disputed

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yVvjJ TIL The specific wording "the pen is mightier than the sword" was first used by author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, the same guy whose intro sentence “It was a dark and stormy night.” inspired a contest for the worst opening sentence for a novel.
8eJb TIL that there is a town in Spain where 700 people are descended from 17th century samurai who stayed there after an embassy returned to Japan. They have the surname “Japón”, which was originally “Hasekura de Japón”
AWj7 TIL there are 12 Indiana Jones novels, one of which has him find the philosopher’s stone and meet Nicolas Flamel. (published 2 years before Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
E15Vp TIL that there are at least 7 kinds of popcorn. 4yellow, 1red, 1blue, 1purple. Mostly all shades of white. But only 1 is a different shape!
NMvN TIL Mel Gibson was dropped from The Hangover Part ll because the cast wasn’t comfortable working with him after allegations of spousal abuse