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TIL that five years after Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar, Danny Boyle still goes to India once a year to check in on the child actors.

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XEpxX TIL that in 1937 Martin Goodman, the founder of Marvel Comics bought tickets on the Hindenburg to return from his honeymoon in Europe, but couldn't get seats together with his wife, so they took an airplane instead. Marvel Comics #1 came out two years later.
rRGO4 TIL the "Nigerian Prince scam" dates as far back as the 18th century. Using Nigeria for the scam only started around the '80 in Germany. The reason Nigeria is used is to te repel all but the most gullible people. Funfact: Nigerian scammers call their marks "Maga(s)"
KOynJ TIL The largest submarine ever made is 175m long and was built by the Russians in 1980. It has a swimming pool, sauna and winter garden for its crew and is still in active service today.
xV9a5 TIL Greco-Buddhists were the first to carve statues of the Buddha, with the classical Greek emphasis on realism. According to their statues, the bump on top of Buddha's head is his wavy hair tied in a man-bun.
RlRa TIL The Koch Bros. funded a hand picked climate study they hoped would finally disprove man made climate change. It proved the opposite, with study leader having ‘total turnaround’ on the issue.