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TIL that education in Cuba is free at every level.

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D1WBV TIL according to a 2014 study, about 1 billion birds died from window strikes in the US alone every year
QydX TIL Harrison Ford has used his helicopter to come to the rescue of real-world hikers in distress once by saving a woman on top of an Idaho mountain and once by joining a search and rescue mission for a 13-year-old Boy Scout lost in the woods.
WnvB TIL About 600,000 Horseshoe Crabs are caught each year to have their blood harvested to test medicines and medical devices for endotoxins like E. coli. This is a concern as they’re now classified as “Vulnerable” and currently create the only substance able to detect these types of bacteria.
rR4G1 TIL Mixing alcohol with diet soda instead of regular soda gets you drunk faster
6OgZ TIL the guitar smashed by Kurt Russell in “The Hateful Eight” was a genuine 1870s Martin on loan from a museum. It was supposed to be switched out for a stunt guitar but was left in by mistake.