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TIL that the Soviets made “The Hobbit” movie in 1985 with full name “The Fairytale Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit”, and is available fully online

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Mbp0 TIL The Numa Numa viral video was first uploaded to NewGrounds in 2004 - Youtube did not exist at the time
VMxd0 TIL that the Subway Sandwich rolls in the US are so sweet that Ireland ruled them too sugary to be considered bread.
9mxp TIL that Operation Christmas Drop, a training exercise where the US Air Force drops presents and supplies in Micronesia, is the longest running humanitarian air lift in the world. Supplies and presents have been dropped every Christmas since 1952.
e0Zb5 TIL: Play-Doh before it was known as Play-Doh, was actually used as cleaner for walls and wallpaper when coal was used to heat homes. After WWII coal was phased out by natural gas to heat homes. Near bankruptcy, the company pivoted to become one of the most successful toy companies in the world.
kxPm TIL poverty imposes a mental burden akin to losing 13 IQ points .