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TIL in 2008 a beach was stolen in Jamaica. The 500 truckloads of sand remain missing to this very day.

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0wApv TIL the Congo Free State was a money grabbing scheme orchestrated by King Leopold II in the 1890s that caused the death of 10 to 15 million Congolese. One policy in place required a hand for every bullet shot, resulting in whole villages being harvested for their hands.
b6MZZ TIL that the Mobro 4000 was a garbage barge that departed New York with 3,000 tons of trash in 1987. It gained national headlines as it traveled the coast looking for a place to unload after being rejected by six states and three countries. It finally unloaded five months later… in Brooklyn.
5Qo9 TIL Judith Barsi, the child actor who voiced the role of Anne-Marie in the movie “all dogs go to heaven”, was shot in the head in her sleep and was set on fire by her father before he committed suicide. She was only 10 and suffered years of mental and physical abuse.
awGko TIL that James Franco launched a college course entitled "Master Class: Editing James Franco...with James Franco," in which student editors are to compile a 30 minute documentary on Franco, using behind the scenes footage of Franco supplied by Franco, to "create a cinematic image of James Franco."
9Y1Br TIL in 1997 CBS outbid ABC for the 9th season of "Family Matters" for $40 million and a deal for 22 episodes, switching to their network. The move failed to steal away Friday night from ABC, and CBS cancelled the sitcom, making it the final season.