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

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9YQmm TIL that Neil Armstrong went to the North Pole with Sir Edmund Hillary (first to climb Mt Everest) and other prominent explorers. He said that he was curious to see it from the ground, since he'd only seen it from space.
LW4Q TIL there is a modern Australian interpretation of Macbeth where the title character is a high ranking gang member in Melbourne’s underworld who tries to kill his crime boss. The prophetic vision shown to Macbeth by the three witches is depicted as a drug induced trip at a night club.
0dw5y TIL It costs $1 Million-$2 Million per mile to build a railroad
QJ5B6 TIL in 2012, State Prisoners tasked with producing the State Seal decals for State Trooper cruisers, modified one of the spots on a cow in the state seal to look like a PIG
8aRra TIL that Norways oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, boycotts investing in Wal-Mart, due to ethical reasons, among those "blocking workers' efforts to form unions"