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TIL Red Bull paid out $850,000 CAD to customers who thought it would actually give them wings.

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Eg9EX TIL Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of education exclusion globally, according to the UN. Nearly 60% of youth aged 15 to 17 are not in school.
RAlj TIL that Osama Bin Laden cost United States taxpayers over $3 trillion dollars over the 15 years leading up to his death.
Bgjb TIL the difference in time between when Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus lived is greater than the difference in time between Tyrannosaurus Rex and now
wLl8W TIL the creator of the Child’s Play franchise has pitched a crossover with Freddy Krueger titled Child’s Play on Elm St. The foundations have been laid in Bride of Chucky where Freddy’s bladed glove features in a scene.
17kO TIL up until 1910, the Brazilian Navy routinely lashed black crewmen aboard their ships. After a crewman received 250 lashes, crews aboard 4 warships mutinied and threatened to shell Rio de Janeiro. Although Brazil did not honor promised amnesty for the mutineers, the lash was never used again.