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TIL Greenland is part of North America

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LagZ TIL in 2012, Greenpeace convinced the Zambian government that it was better to let people starve to death rather than distribute golden rice, during a famine. Thus causing greater use of pesticide and unnecessary deaths
J1KE8 TIL that Queen Elizabeths mother, who died in 2002, lived so long that she was born in the Victorian era
4XpPN TIL Many scenes of 'Young Frankenstein' had to be re-shot, not because the actors were laughing and breaking character, but because the rest of the film crew were laughing so hard during filming, they ruined all the takes.
lnxA TIL Volvo invented the three point seat belt and then gave free license to all other auto manufacturers to use it
eZ1L TIL 2 versions of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ were made: a PG-13 version and an R-rated version. Test audiences preferred the R-rated version, so that’s what was released.