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TIL There is an International Seabed Authority and it is based in Kingston, Jamaica

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9PdD TIL after the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien wanted to publish a book on the history of Middle Earth, The Silmarillion, it was through a misunderstanding that the publisher rejected the draft without reading it, leading Tolkien to write another story about hobbits, which began The Lord of the Rings.
Kj7R TIL John Hughes often wrote his scripts (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club) to take place over a single day so that there’s few if any costume changes so he can have freedom in the editing process
5pMD TIL that in the middle of the drought-stricken Tunisian desert, an 18m deep lake suddenly appeared.
R7n48 TIL the FBI mounted a 4-year-long undercover surveillance operation to nab Jared "The Subway Guy" Fogle, after he made some inappropriate comments about middle school girls to a female reporter
b9gd0 TIL the Albatross is a large bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first 6 years of life flying over the ocean without ever touching the ground.