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TIL Costa Concordia rescuers had to to do a 3 days training in the mountains to learn how to endure the tilt shift of the boat for rescue efforts

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4kbJa TIL that the Afro-Bolivian people have their own, separate monarchy
J1LYQ TIL in the early 1940s, the average children’s book cost between $2 and $3, which would be the equivalent of about $38 to $50 today. “The Little Golden Book series" started in 1942 and made high quality kids books affordable at 25¢ or $4.20 today
6EVdJ TIL that the Japanese emperor Hirohito, who ruled during World War 2, was a passionate marine biologist and had published many papers on the topic and even discovered several new species of Hydrozoa
9RlG TIL CeeLo Green’s song “F**k You” was written by Bruno Mars.
ZpJb4 TIL about 60% of male players on PC/console games choose to play as a female avatar.