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TIL half of the firefighters battling California wildfires are prisoners in California jails

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ZR9o TIL The worst opening weekend ever for a movie goes to ‘United Passions,’ which tells the story of how FIFA was formed, earning only $918 in its first three days
xVDbo TIL the hottest section of Mars, its equator, can reach about 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) at noon during the summer
dDeGE TIL that 22 monuments that would have been flooded by the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt were physically relocated by an international campaign created by UNESCO. The success of the campaign eventually led to the creation of the system of World Heritage Sites.
OoAdY TIL director Robert Rodriguez got the inspiration for making the movie Spy Kids 4D from watching Jessica Alba's baby do a poo.
a8e1y TIL our Milky Way galaxy is estimated to contain between 100 and 400 billion stars