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TIL there is a store in Alabama that only sells clothes, cameras, etc found in unclaimed baggage at airports

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jNDZj TIL Bruce Willis sabotaged the production of one of his films so badly that it was scrapped after 20 days costing Disney Studios millions. To avoid legal action he made three films for them at a fraction of his normal fee. The films (Armageddon, The Sixth Sense and The Kid) grossed $1.2bn worldwide.
0dXlv TIL that the US Congress never officially voted on Ohio’s statehood until 1953 due to an oversight—despite the state celebrating its founding in 1803
5Pjk TIL in 2004, Bose Corporation (known for hi-fi audio equipment) disclosed that it sank over $100 million into a new type of automobile suspension, which used electromagnetism rather than hydraulics.
W77EY TIL that Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn served under the Confederate Militia, but quit after a few weeks.
kOWbg TIL Deinocheirus, a dinosaur with no teeth, swallowed rocks to help digest its food