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TIL that the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit

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VB49m TIL it is entirely possible that our planet has already been detected by the planets of 75 neighbouring stars to contain life, from our earliest radio wave transmissions.
JYy8Q TIL that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was Tim Burton's second choice to portray Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as a backup in case Johnny Depp wasn't available.
4Xw05 TIL Psychology research shows that people love to hate do-gooders (especially at work). Highly co-operative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances.
Egla7 TIL Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. of the USAF was the first American to die in the Vietnam War, but he was not killed in action, he was murdered in Saigon by another American airman, Edward C. Clarke on June 8, 1956.
p8EQ8 TIL the song Hook by the Blues Traveler is literally about nothing. The lyrics state that the words have no meaning and are completely random but the inflection and music bed is all that matters. It is a stab at producers wanting catchy $$$ making songs and in turn, became one.