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TIL that racially segregated school proms were still happening in the US as late as 2013

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VEd0 TIL that Nigeria has the 3rd largest film industry in the world in terms of earnings. It is nicknamed ‘Nollywood’.
P8RZ TIL When the World Cup was hosted in the United States in 1994, they only spent $30 million on infrastructure improvements. For the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will be spending $14 billion.
9YRDX TIL- The first movie ever watched on the ISS was ‘The Sixth Sense’ and no one really liked it much.
R7YY7 TIL Disney theme parks use various techniques to make standing in long lines bearable, such as building walls around twisting lines, thus keeping people from knowing how long the line actually is, inflating wait times, and making patrons watch holograms that give context to the rides.
vrex TIL: That Charles Lindbergh infant son was kidnapped and murdered and later was identified by a deformity on his foot, the murderer was executed by electric chair, and claimed his innocence throughout his sentence.