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TIL after Apocalypse Now was filmed in the small town of Baler, it kickstarted surfing culture in The Philippines, and it’s now home to several big hotels and a popular tourist spot for surfing.

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dDmNK TIL that Plato discovered 5 platonic regular form shapes. But Frank Chester discovered a sixth that is the same shape of the human heart and it is called a Chestahedron.
dGbK TIL of a weather phenomenon that struck Kopperl, Texas in June 1960 dubbed “Satan’s Storm.” During this event, temperatures suddenly rose around midnight to 140°F, wind gusts blew at over 75MPH and crops were instantly scorched, causing terrified residents to believe the world was ending.
9Y9EG TIL: Employees are more likely to steal from their workplace than the customers who shop there are.
LQ1d9 TIL that in 1994, Japan had a GDP per capita that was 1.4 times larger than that of the US. In 2021, the US has a GDP per capita that is 1.8 larger than Japan’s
PYP9g TIL Lightning storms can make it rain diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter