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TIL There have been multiple attempts to privatize the National Weather Service and charge for weather data that is currently in the public domain

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YpPBP TIL that the 2009 movie "Where the Wild Things Are" barely turned any profit despite having mostly positive reviews, making $100.1 million from a budget of $100 million
N7ewQ TIL there was only 1 victim of credit card fraud in Canada 2016. They lost $214.
pKAQ TIL that the 4th crusade, which intended to capture Jerusalem, never arrived at its intended target but instead took a detour and sacked Constantinople, the largest and wealthiest christian city in the world.
woeA6 TIL Humans can track scents and can improve with practice
l7BD1 TIL Chicago based street gangs such as the vice lords and gangster disciples recruited many native Americans into their gangs