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TIL the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri has more shoreline than the coast of California

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J1PgQ TIL the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" initially lost money at the box office. It wasn't until a rerelease in 1949 that its studio finally earned a profit on the film.
grxJW TIL that Superstring Theory posits that the universe exists in 10 dimensions with us only experiencing the first 4. The 9th dimension would allow an observer to compare all of the possible universes in history.
N7EP TIL Mike from “Breaking Bad” began his acting career in an education film on menstruation and puberty in the mid-70’s (go to 1:10)
XDyE TIL The Blanket Octopus rips off the Portuguese Man O’ War’s tentacles and uses them for defensive purposes
pOke TIL that “Peter Pan” is the only UK copyright which has been extended in perpetuity, meaning Great Ormond Street Hospital can recieve royalties forever. This has earned it the name “The Copyright which never grows up”