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TIL there is a cave so huge in China it has its own weather systems.

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lJ4G TIL that Scientology has its own prison, named “The Hole”, where Scientology executives are sent for months or even years of confinement, manual labour and humiliation.
8awXb TIL In 1997 there was a contest to win an exact replica of The Simpson's house, fully furnished. The winner could keep the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was stripped of its decor before being sold.
NX54e TIL Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman married an 18-year-old girl named Mandy Smith. After they divorced, Wyman’s son (30) married Mandy’s mother (46). This made Wyman the father-in-law of his ex-mother-in-law and step-grandfather of his ex-wife.
DLNj TIL celine dion’s my heart will go on was recorded in one take as a demo to convinced james cameron to feature it in his movie the titanic. He approved. The song was never re-recorded. So technically the award winning song was a demo tape.
7W0Z TIL - In the cold war, US, UK, FR intelligence deprived the Soviets in East German of Toilet paper so they would resort using official documents to wipe. Operation Tamarisk was great success.