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TIL a former governor of Alaska proposed building a pipeline from Alaska to California, to pump fresh water, not oil.

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epx05 TIL that Gal Gadot was five months pregnant while shooting for wonder woman. So, the costume department covered her belly with a bright green fabric that they could digitally alter in postproduction.
BvpW TIL In 2003, a man mailed himself to Texas from New York
oRo8A TIL about Bishnu Shrestha, a Nepalese-Ghurka soldier who went up against 30+ train robbers after they tried SAing an 18yo near him. He refused money offered by her family, saying "Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier. Taking on the thugs on the train was my duty as a human being".
kPn1 TIL Irena Sendlar, the “Oskar Schindler,” smuggled 2500 Jewish infants out of the Warsaw Ghetto during WW2. When caught by the Nazis she had her limbs broken and was beaten. When nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize she lost to Al Gore, who made a PowerPoint slideshow on global warming.
p8dWb TIL despite being a self-made billionaire with several successful businesses, Richard Branson didn’t know the difference between gross profit and net profit until well into his 50’s, asking his board “Are these numbers good or bad?”