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TIL that ~10% of the revenue of the government of Tuvalu comes from royalties from 'tv' adresses, which is an abbreviation for "Tuvalu".

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ANwMB TIL that the 1954 film "On the Waterfront" was projected in three aspect ratios: 1.66:1, 1.85:1, and 1.33:1. This was because in 1953, Columbia was moving to the new widescreen format and said that all upcoming films, including On The Waterfront, would be suitable for projection in any aspect ratio.
WBEB TIL in 1953 the USA helped overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh and replaced it with a monarchy
wPg1 TIL 35% of polled American workers said they would be willing to forego a significant pay raise in exchange for having their boss fired.
pK5N TIL that after watching Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin sent Jack Gleeson (Joffery’s actor) a personal letter saying “Congratulations on your marvellous performance, everyone hates you.”
KOaDB TIL that those bibles that you find in the bedside table's drawer in hotels are actually placed in there by a group called Gideons International and usually not by the hotel itself.