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TIL: The sentinelese, an uncontacted hunter gatherer tribe living in a remote Indian island in the Bay of Bengal

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8aZ4a TIL there is a "zip bomb" that is only 42 kilobytes when zipped, but 4.5 Petabytes when uncompressed.
6EJPW TIL about the fictional South American country of "Poyais," created by scam artist Gregor MacGregor in 1821. He invented a diverse economy, a government, a history, a bustling capital city, and even set up embassies in European cities. He made millions scamming investors and enthusiastic immigrants.
bOJE TIL Dave Chappelle was originally offered the role of Bubba in Forest Gump, but turned it down. A decision he later regretted
oBy6o TIL to avoid the show's title leading prospective viewers to assume the show was opera-related, the logo for "The Sopranos" was designed to include a gun in place of the letter "R".
ne6jP TIL that The International Space station is closer to the earth than San Francisco is to L.A.