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TIL all prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells

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M9vK TIL that the movie, U-571, states that Americans were responsible for capturing the first enigma machine. The truth is that the first enigma machine was captured by the British, 7 months before the Americans entered the war.
Y7K4A TIL tourists thrown an average of €1.5million into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year. The money is collected and donated to charity, providing some 52,800 meals at local soup kitchen in 2023 alone.
R5ow8 TIL: There was a fraud scheme also named "Gone in 60 Seconds" in 2012 which stole millions from Citibank. The group spread out across multiple casinos and simultaneously withdrew money from cash advance kiosks. The ringleader and 13 accomplices were caught, with one remaining a fugitive as of 2014.
mxEgR TIL that the creator of Rocko’s Modern Life, Joe Murray, was asked by executives to put a female role model in the show. After some back and forth, a female executive requested “"a professional woman, someone with a good hook.". So, Murray created Dr Hutchinson, a female doctor with a literal hook.
RDL4 TIL that Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room” had a $6,000,000 budget but only made $1900