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TIL that the people of Bikini Island sued the US government for $563 million and won because of damage from nuclear testing. The US government has yet to pay.

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pnyG TIL that while filming Zodiac, Robert Downey Jr would discreetly pee into jars and leave them in corners of the set as protest for not getting enough break time.
pY6Ge TIL that the phrase "running the gauntlet" comes from the Swedish word "gatlopp" and comes from a punishment in which the party judged guilty is forced to run between two rows of soldiers, who strike out and attack them with sticks or other weapons.
NDo1 TIL that a Filipino Senator once spoke for 18 straight hours to stall for time while waiting for a member of his party to arrive to cast the deciding vote on the control of the Senate. After the outspoken Senator was done, the arriving senator voted against his own party.
VP04 TIL Between 1992 and 2013, the Amish population increased by 120%, while the US population increased by 23%.
R5VO7 TIL Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind was friends with Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes as struggling musicians, and one day they each played each other a new song they made. Those songs were Semi Charmed Life and Whats Up. These two songs they played would help lead to 17 million records being sold.