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TIL - Lima beans are young Butter Beans

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8am6L TIL that during the initial theatrical run of E.T. Steven Spielberg earned $500,000 a day from his share of the profits.
LkEDV TIL Don Lapre, the famous 90's infomercials guy who claimed to make $50,000 per week "placing tiny classified ads in newspapers" slit his throat and bled to death rather than face prison
OoXo6 TIL that in Israel it is mandatory for all citizens to serve in the military for 24-32 months.
oRAmE TIL Jehovahs Witnesses approach businesses just as often as personal residences and see it as part of their mission.
R5RV1 TIL the Old State House in Boston USA, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, was slated for demolition in 1800’s. It was preserved in its original site only because Chicago threatened to transport it brick by brick and make it a National Monument there instead.